The art and artefacts of ancient Egypt are still familiar around the world, but how much do we know about the people…
Tales from Ancient Egypt Joyce Tyldesley, Rutherford Press, £8.50 In the beginning nothing existed but the terrible, swirling waters of chaos. There…
Silk is one of the more complex luxuries. It is not just a matter of cultivating silk worms – it is also…
CWA's editor discusses the Far East…
A look at the Sudan exhibition held at the British Museum…
In September the British Museum will be launching a major new exhibition on Sudan. We take a sneak-preview…
In preparation for this summer's Olympic Games, Athens's metro was greatly extended. From…
The examination of two large cists reveals evidence of a massacre of the warriors of Pharos…
A travelogue visit to two newly restored temples, at Sangri and Irea. Plus a look at the underground museum in Naxos Town…
The latest results of an on-going archaeological project that is uncovering Islamic period remains on Bahrain…
On Friday 4 June 2004, The European Union and Europa Nostra – the pan-European federation for heritage -announced the winners of the…
Archaeological evidence suggests the prevelance of cancers may have been significantly less in our ancestors…
Dates of the Mycenean period pushed back 50 years…