Access & Navigating Nature
Much that is done in the name of access is admirable: lectures are now broadcast to the world; collections can be searched online; journals and academic papers can be read free of charge
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UK news in brief
A round-up of some of the latest archaeology news from around the UK.
Alexandria Antiqua: A topographical Catalogue and Reconstruction
Review by Sarah Griffiths The city of Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great (c.331 BC), was strategically situated on the Mediterranean coast at the junction of three continents, protected by reefs, headlands, and the Pharos Island to the north, and…
Books and Manuscripts Quiz
What is the writing material known as 'vellum' made from?
Museum news: the return of JORVIK Viking Festival, and Darwin’s missing notebooks
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.