Across 7 Name given to human fossils discovered in Indonesia in the late 19th century (4,3)8 Culture of coastal communities in Peru from c.900-100 BC (7)10 Semi-precious stone used since the Neolithic (4)11 Chalcolithic to Roman site east of Ankara…
Across 8 Ancient Greek historian and geographer (6)9 2nd-century Greek theologian, author of Against Heresies (8)10 Fabled city of South America (2,6)11 Mayan style of architecture from northern Yucatan (3,3)12 Inca citadel (9)14 Recess in the wall of a Roman…
Across 5 Egyptian falcon-headed god also known as Horus (8)8 Roman goddess of the dawn (6)9 English river taking its name from the Old English for ‘winding’ (6)10 Spanish cave system containing Palaeolithic art (8)11 Building in Oxford housing varied…
The wealth of Croesus, King of Lydia, has gone down in legend. On a modern map, where would Lydia be found?
A bite from which creature is thought to have killed the boy king Tutankhamun?
Across 8 Germanic people who settled in the south of France and Spain (8)9 Chest used for human remains in ancient Greece (6)10 Andean city that flourished from AD 500 to 900 (10)11 Roman historian born around 60 BC (4)12…
Outside which French city would you find the Pont du Gard, the tallest of all Roman aqueduct bridges?
Which Germanic god is closely connected to the pagan festival of Yule?
Which Persian king did Alexander defeat at the Battle of Gaugamela?
Which day in 1940 saw the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, bringing the so-called Phoney War to an end?
In which Roman fort were the wooden tablets found that contain the earliest handwriting ever discovered in Britain?
Across 6 Ancient Greek historian and geographer (6)8 Emperor whose return to Rome from campaigns in Spain and Gaul was honoured by the building of the Ara Pacis (8)10 Member of a Germanic people believed to have invaded Britain in…
Crossword from Current World Archaeology issue of March 2022.
Which 12th-century chronicler suggested that Stonehenge had originally been transported from Ireland to Salisbury Plain with help from the wizard Merlin?