The lost Egyptian cities of Thonis and Heracleion appear in the historical record but their whereabouts were long forgotten since disappearing beneath…
Sailors, from the Neolithic to the Byzantine periods, approaching the shores of Malta from the south east could not have failed to…
Archaeologists in Estonia have discovered the most extraordinary site: a mass grave comprising two Viking ship burials. They date to about AD…
The elaborate rock-hewn tombs of Petra, in Jordan, have inspired visitors, poets, and film-makers alike, ever since the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig…
Three thousand years ago, the daughter of a priest from the temple of Amun at Karnak was laid to rest in the…
The Diablo Pyramid, in Guatemala, covers an earlier temple whose intricately decorated façade was carefully packed to preserve its huge stucco masks.…
Our cover is inspired by this summer’s exhibition at the British Museum, which prompted Chris Catling to examine the vital role horse…
Before oil and gas, the Arabian Gulf grew rich on another natural resource: pearls. From the mid 18th until the early 20th…
Between Mycenaean Greece and Classical Greece there is a ‘Dark Age’ during which civilization appears to have collapsed and little is known.…
This issue features a trove of Turkish treasures. We begin in the ancient city of Myra on the southern coast of Turkey.…
We think of chemical weapons as one of the horrifying features of modern warfare. We might assume that it all started with…
What was the fate of archaeology under Communism in post-war Europe? In the East, the Communists carried out immaculate reconstructions of many…