The ancient Egyptian necropolis at Giza is one of the most celebrated archaeological sites in the world. Although the iconic pyramids dominating the plateau continue to excite awe and curiosity, these royal tombs are only one aspect of an extraordinary site. A new book…
For centuries, the work of archaeologists has allowed us to piece together a picture of the past, and to understand our ancestors' place in the universe. Without it, we would not know what life was like in Pompeii, or how the Ancient Egyptians buried their dead, or what role the sun and stars played in the building of Machu Piccu.…
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On the strength of stylistic comparisons, researchers have dated the feline to around 200 BC.…
The painted sculpture depicting a seated woman was found inside a burial chamber with other rich grave goods.…
The astonishing thing about Paul is his photographic memory. I recall he once joined a Roman sherd from Butrint with a piece…
Snakes are rarely depicted in rock art in northern Europe, and are known to have had symbolic significance in the later world…
Gillis Kersting explores the lost worlds of Doggerland and prehistoric Malta through two new exhibitions at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.…
Central to Childe’s conception of history was the creative potential of hunters, farmers, craftworkers, engineers, and scientists, and the way in which…
‘Jeep’ was US Army slang meaning something that was unimportant or laughable.…
Although the design was an amazing technological achievement for its day, it was little more than a very expensive propaganda weapon.…
MHM's round-up of the best military history activities to explore this September, which includes an exhibition featuring 50 portraits of Holocaust survivors,…
Just decades after it was founded, ibn Tulun’s capital al-Qata’i‘ was razed to the ground. The Great…
A major exhibition delving into 5,000 years of art and design in Iran is set to open in…
After it was discovered hidden in a Roman temple with other works of art, a bronze statue of…
The Rosetta Stone was the key to unlocking the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The results of Jean-François Champollion’s…
John Sweetman analyses the relative failure of repeated Fleet Air Arm attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz.…
In the last year of WWI, airpower became a major factor – so much so that the British…
The team behind the ‘Exeter: A Place in Time’ project tell us about the sites that were excavated…
It used to be said that Christianity in Roman Britain was a short-lived phenomenon that sputtered out…
The Irish archaeologist Barry Raftery (1944-2010) wrote: ‘Death represents the ultimate confrontation between the human and the supernatural…
On the 11 October 1982 a pioneering campaign of underwater excavations culminated in the raising of Henry VIII’s…
