Other articles
This is a collection of articles on various archaeological subjects, which may or may not have appeared in our magazines in the past.
The Bactrian Princess The green hills around Amphipolis must have seemed like heaven to the doomed princess from rugged Bactria. | Minoan Myths? Does the myth of the minotaur carry any lessons for us as we evaluate other texts? | |
Hymns Ancient and Modern Greek choruses would never have made the Top of the Pops in our world. | Pyramids Lite Take someone else's walk around the pyramids for the ultimate in frustration! | |
Cosmological Chequer Board It looks like abstract art, but does it have a deeper significance? | Half a hosepipe When the hose wasn't long enough, Tim Daws made a startling discovery. | |
Mary Jones and the very old Bible The Welsh girl whose desire for a Bible led to the Bible Society might be surprised at the latest development. | Almost Jewish? Did Kathleen Kenyon find Jewish tombs at Jericho or were they merely "comparable"? | |
The Mysterious Lines of Carnac Thousands of stones, lined up precisely, but in three different directions! | Deforestation Just who cut down all the trees in Palestine? | |
The Tragic Death of James Starkey The mysterious murder of James Starkey halted excavation for a generation. | The Walls of Jericho Mortimer Wheeler's third wife provides vital clues to the date of the Exodus. |