Xuanzang was not afraid to break the rules. This Buddhist monk lived in Tang China during the 7th century AD. Although the…
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The biggest dig at Pompeii in a generation is working to expose nearly an entire block of the ancient city. Archaeologists are…
Around 20 Roman villas have been excavated in the Limburg region of the Netherlands. The heyday for this work came in the…
Rome’s military is renowned as one of the finest fighting forces of the ancient world. But what was life really like for…
We have had a fantastic selection of entries for this year’s photo competition, with images that have taken us all over the…
These tombs were the final resting places of Japan’s ancient elites, and form part of a broader East Asian funerary tradition, aspects…
Sanxingdui has produced a wealth of startling Bronze Age artefacts. Many of these treasures were deliberately smashed or burnt before being buried,…