Ancient India: living traditions
An elegantly designed new exhibition at the British Museum traces the artistic traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. Carly Hilts visited to learn more.
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Current World Archaeology 124
• Warriors of Rome: from soldiers to citizens in service of the Empire
• Japan’s longest sword: unearthing the secrets of an extraordinary tomb
• Mechanical marvels: the clockwork gadgets where East meets West
• Mapping histories: recent fieldwork at Jebel Hafeet
• Italy: the apogee of Monte Cassino
• United States: new finds at Mesa Verde
Dressing for battle: Arms and armour in the Roman Empire
A new exhibition at the British Museum looks at a soldier’s life at the height of the Roman Empire. Here, the show’s lead curator Richard Abdy considers some of the extraordinary objects on view, and reveals how they helped turn the Roman Army into such a formidable fighting force.
Thomas Becket: troublesome or over-promoted?
In a way, I began to feel slightly more sympathetic to Henry VIII; the church was extremely powerful and if you are to oppose it, I suppose you must be ruthless.
Sherds: The good, the bad and the ugly
'Context is all': as the culture wars heat up, Christopher Catling looks at the problems of our contested heritage