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.
Tale of Two Caves 24 Jun 2009 Is there a tunnel running from Jerusalem down to Jericho? | Disappearing Dead Sea 23 Jun 2009 The latest disaster to hit the shrinking Dead Sea is sink holes 30' deep! | |
Weyland's Smithy 22 Jun 2009 Does an ancient god still shoe horses? | Herculaneum's puzzle 19 Jun 2009 A 3D puzzle from Herculaneum keeps archaeologists occupied | |
Modern Art and Classical Architecture 18 Jun 2009 Is Athen's new museum a wonder of the world or an example of cultural vandalism? | Ashoka and the Bamiyan Vandals 17 Jun 2009 What is the connection between India's Buddhist king and the illegal diggers at Bamiyan? | |
Aphrodisias 16 Jun 2009 Where were all these people so anxious to commemorate themselves? | Caesar's House 15 Jun 2009 Open, shut, open, shut. The authorities can't make up their minds about Caesar's house. | |
Athena's bridles 12 Jun 2009 Were the Elgin Marbles really just a celebration of horse harness? | Headless bodies stop wandering ghosts 11 Jun 2009 The new discovery of 45 heads beneath an Olympic bypass raises questions of motive - was it ritual? | |
Muslims guarding antiques? 10 Jun 2009 Can the Palestinians buck the barbarian trend of Muslims elsewhere in the world and actually preserve their antiquities? | Returning a Rock 09 Jun 2009 A guilty conscience is a terrible thing - but when it's over an anonymous lump of rock, things have gone a bit far! | |