The discovery of an incredible 6th-century BC burial complex in Sirolo, central Italy has shed fresh light on the ...

For decades, stories about the ancient Mediterranean have centered on the grand cultures of Greece, Rome, Phoenicia and Egypt ...

Why so many Roman coin hoards end up being buried and never found has baffled archaeologists for decades. A major new study has shown that the non-recovery of these hoarded treasures was caused by ...

(See Cover) Even as his spaceships reach toward the future and the stars, modern man is more concerned than ever with his past on his own planet. From China to Peru, diggers are everywhere. And ...

Insights and introductions to the work of history's forensic experts - the archaeologists. The detritus of war can survive for hundreds of years underground, and its discovery can bring about ...

From a cheeky slingshot to Paul's letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some ...

Families, history lovers and budding archaeologists are invited to uncover the past this summer as Clitheroe Castle Museum ...

A series of rectangular enclosures comprise a Roman-era supply depot. This complex was connected to several outlying farmsteads through a road network that facilitated the transfer of agricultural ...

Archaeology: a Secret History - presenter Richard Miles. Credit: Photo: BBC In Archaeology: a Secret History (BBC Four), the laddish presenter, Dr Richard Miles – who can only be described as the evil ...

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