The conquests of Genghis Khan are traditionally associated with horrifying brutality, but this reputation has overshadowed another side to the empire that…
Analysis of skeletons reveals unusual death…
Archaeologists have unearthed an extensive archaeological complex at the site of Old Nisa…
A tour of the archaeology of the UAE, with a focus on the sites of Marawah, Buhais, Hili and Muweilah…
Richard Hodges reports from Florence where changes to the entrance of the Uffizi have caused a stir…
A s the recent elections have shown, there are few items more controversial than the war in Iraq. Do we see it…
In 1204, the Venetians, leading the Fourth Crusade, decided to postpone their attack on the infidel, and turned aside to sack the…
After 30 long years in negotiation with the authorities, the photographer Reza was finally granted permission to visit and photograph inside a…
Many believe that Rome was glorious, and that Rome brought civilisation – law, architecture, literature, a better lifestyle – into the Barbarian…
This book is beautiful. Indeed, author Benoy Behl describes his work as a ‘labour of love’. With over 200 illustrations, 189 of…
And now for the reviewers ultimate challenge: how to review a book written in two languages, neither of which the reviewer understands.…
The Jomon must be one of the most perverse cultures in the world: it does not fit into any of the usual…
Excavations are underway at the soldiers tomb in Petra, Jordna. Here there is both a tomb and a ritual dining room…