The ancient temples of Angkor have endured nearly a millennium of conflict and warfare, but will this new visitor boom, asks Tom…
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I tend to sum countries up by how they treat their archaeological sites and, in common with everyone I know, their…
According to Oscar Wilde, ‘the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it’. With the arrival this…
At first glance Japanese castles appeared to have weathered the centuries unscathed, but looks can be deceptive. Here Stephen Turnbull contrasts Sendai…
Three opulent palaces sit within a stone's throw of each other, built when Persian kings ruled the greatest empire in the world,…
Water is our most precious resource. Its scarcity and overabundance have determined our survival and shaped our society around the world throughout…
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in Spring this year, archaeologist Simon Kaner insists there is much to celebrate…