• Burpham’s Big Dig: a tale of two Sussex villages
• Encountering ordinary people in the Bayeux tapestry
• The Wemyss caves: 40 years of community, conservation, and discovery
• Defence to domesticity: exploring the evolution of Irish castles
• Statements in stone: Neolithic architecture at the Ness of Brodgar
• Community radiocarbon-dating fund (CARD) delivers further results
• The Road to Culloden: the Jacobite Risings
• Approaching Armageddon: when the Cold war turned hot
• Marathon to Midway: the key factors in victory
• How Albert Speer fooled the world
• ‘Fighting Bob’ and the ‘grenadier in petticoats’
Among Egyptology’s many ‘unsung heroes’, Ricardo A Caminos counts as a modest yet significant figure. Carl Graves takes a look at his often-overlooked achievements, and his longstanding legacy, both within the profession of epigraphic recording, and the history of the Egypt Exploration Society.
Amir Ebrahim Elkorashy explores an archaeological landscape around a spring in the Western Desert.
CLEOPATRA: THE FATE OF EGYPT This immersive experience with virtual reality explores the life and reign of Cleopatra VII, and the alliances, betrayals, and secrets that changed the course of history. CUBE ORANGE 42 quai Rambaud, 1er et 2e étage,…
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) opened fully in 2021 following the ‘Golden Parade’ of royal mummies, which were transported in style from the old Tahrir Square museum. Fustat (in Old Cairo) was chosen as the location because of…
Where is this? If you know, email the Editor peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com before 31 December with your answer, giving your full name, address, and a contact phone number. One lucky reader’s name will be selected at random from all the correct answers…
An Egyptian mission excavating at Kom el-Khilgan in Dakahlia Governorate has uncovered an ancient necropolis with evidence of use from the Predynastic Period through to the Graeco-Roman era. The earliest burials appear to be Maadi-Buto culture (c.4000-3500 BC), and are…
• An Egyptian mission at the Tell el-Deir site (Damietta Governorate) has uncovered 20 finely carved limestone stela, together with anthropoid pottery coffins, pottery lamps, and funerary amulets. • The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) and sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) may…
• Staffa: uncovering the hidden human history of a celebrated Scottish island
• Bacon Hole: rediscovering Britain’s forgotten Ice Age cave art
• Grave Concerns: exploring the history of the British cemetery and its uncertain future
• Unearthing the Present: why archaeologists should study the present
• Worth a thousand words: examining medieval wall-paintings at Goodrich Castle
• Brutality at Brading? human remains from a Roman villa on the Isle of Wight
• Tutankhamun galleries: the crowning glory of the Grand Egyptian Museum
• Carnelian: the uncertain origins of ancient Egypt’s most popular gemstone
• Pain relief in ancient Egypt: physical and magical interventions
• The Litany of Ra: an important New Kingdom text
• Were women literate in ancient Egypt?
• John Gardner Wilkinson: the life and legacy of a pioneer of British Egyptology
• The Osirion at Abydos: a cenotaph for Sety I
A recent series of excavations across Burpham and Wepham in West Sussex has revealed new – and sometimes surprising – insights into their origins and evolution. James Sainsbury reports.
There are lots of great ways to get involved with history and archaeology over the next few months, including exhibitions, lectures, and conferences exploring a wide range of subjects. If you would prefer to get your heritage fix from the comfort of your sofa, though, there is a variety of resources on offer online, too, from virtual site tours and digital offerings by museums to podcasts, TV shows, and more. Kathryn Krakowka has put together a selection from the options available.
Defending the Demetae I enjoyed the fascinating feature on the wonderful Halberton Roman villa in CA 438. By a happy coincidence, the day before, I had visited Carmarthenshire Museum, which has recently renovated its galleries, including the Roman display for…
The caves at East Wemyss are home to traces of human activity spanning prehistory to the present day, including important Pictish carvings. In recent decades some of these interactions have been destructive, but the local community is working to preserve this unique collection. As they mark the 40th anniversary of these efforts, Mike Arrowsmith reports.
The Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund, which helps volunteer and community groups to date their finds, has opened applications for its 2026 funding cycle. Kimberley Teale discusses key findings from some of the projects supported by the CARD Fund in 2025 – and how to apply this year.
This Stonehenge paperback will sell, probably deservedly, very well. Its text gives a suitable level of detail, while also reflecting current mainstream (and therefore English Heritage) views, and hence is correctly pitched for its audience – namely the interested bystander,…
In this absorbing book, Nicholas Bateman draws together 70 poems spanning 35 centuries, all of which had become lost before being rediscovered by archaeologists or archivists. Ranging from epic texts to fragments, they include religious and romantic writings, as well…
In the world of fly fishing, trout dominate the headlines, but in the past grayling were considered to be the equal of trout for sporting appeal – hence Izaac Walton’s The Compleat Angler (1653) describes them alongside each other in…
The sheep-pox virus (SPPV; Capripoxvirus sheeppox) is in the same family as the variola virus, which causes smallpox in humans. It is a highly contagious disease among sheep, causing the animal to develop a fever, anorexia, eye discharge, and lesions…
Community-created field systems in Colombia? In the wetlands of La Mojana in northern Colombia is a vast (more than 500,000ha or 1,900 square miles) field system of canals and ridges, used to control both floods and droughts. In use from…
I first came to the Umbrian hilltop village of Giove half a lifetime ago. I was seeking sanctuary in the real Italy as I navigated potential closure of the British School at Rome (where I was director) at the hands of Mrs…
The wetlands of La Mojana in northern Colombia are home to an ancient raised field system made up of canals and ridges (camellones) covering a vast area of c.500,000ha. Often called the Zenú hydraulic systems, after the pre-Hispanic societies who…
Beneath Grønhaug In 1902, investigations of the Grønhaug burial mound on Karmøy, western Norway, revealed the poorly preserved remains of a Viking Age ship dating to the mid-9th century. Now archaeologists have returned to the site. They have determined that…
Janice Kinory looks back on the curious case of the clay tablets from Glozel.
This sweeping history of hunting is the archaeologist and anthropologist Brian Fagan’s final book, helped into publication by his friend and collaborator Nadia Durrani. Fagan was an extraordinarily prolific writer, and his ability to communicate with popular audiences is much…
MHM’s round-up of the latest military history releases.
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In his new book, Iain MacGregor examines some of the most significant battles of the past 3,000 years. Here, he reveals the five key factors that shaped victory, from Marathon to Midway.
There are lots of great ways to get involved with history and archaeology over the next few months, including exhibitions, lectures, and conferences exploring a wide range of subjects. If you would prefer to get your heritage fix from the comfort of your sofa, though, there is a variety of resources on offer online, too, from virtual site tours and digital offerings by museums to podcasts, TV shows, and more. Kathryn Krakowka has put together a selection of some of the options available.
A small team of archaeologists has been undertaking research into the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides. Camping for a few days at a time over a number of years, they have carried out both survey and excavation work. Derek Alexander, Daniel Rhodes, Stuart Jeffrey, Tessa Poller, and Siân Jones describe the results of these efforts to date.
Milestone Ground at midsummer The description of 59 pits forming a long, neat line at the Milestone Ground, Worcestershire (CA 435) is intriguing, especially as such features found elsewhere in prehistoric Britain remain enigmatic. I suggest a clue is the…
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
• How ancient DNA is illuminating the past and informing the present
• Exploring elite insights from Iron Age Essex
• A ‘prehistoric prototype’ for Stonehenge?• The Lexden lady: a rare lead coffin burial from Roman Colchester
• New insights into the medieval parish churches of Norwich
• Made in England: new thinking about the origins of the Sutton Hoo helmet
• Terror or tolerance: taking a new look at the Mongol Empire
• Prehistoric violence: the killing of a Mesolithic man
• Transparent desires: delving into lapis specularis mines in Spain
• Exploring an early monastic site on Ireland’s Dingle peninsula
• The plaster casts of Pompeii on permanent display