Every time I arrive at the British School at Rome, it is somehow different. Old buildings and strong institutions can be like…
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For Sigmund Freud, the archaeology of the city of Rome was a metaphor for the unconscious mind – a place where no…
In his writings, Strabo explains that the city of Metropolis is 120 stadia from Ephesus - and indeed it lies about 35km…
The site has become famous partly for its large size (about 5,000-8,000 people lived there) and long occupation (the site is Neolithic…
Laodicea is well sited on a high plateau and surrounded by the rivers Lycos, Kapros and Asopos. Little wonder the city has…
From one iconic archaeological site to another, we end this round-up at Troy, on the western coast of Turkey. The site was…
What was life like for the Cro-Magnons, Europe's first anatomically modern humans? Having harnessed the archaeological data, Brian Fagan then gathers us…