Archive articles - 1998
This is a collection of articles on various archaeological subjects from our archive of past articles.
| Is this the prison of St Paul? Feb/Mar 1998 Do graffiti in a small room point to a saint's prison? | Another Maya Apr/May 1998 The tomb of Tutankhamun's nurse has been identified. | |
| Imperfect Storm May 1998 A storm at sea we know, but earthquakes come in storms too! | Multi-coloured glass Jun/Jul 1998 What is red when you look through it and green when you look at it? | |
| Sick Mummies Jun 1998 The Manchester Museum is looking at mummies in sickness and in health - especially sickness! | Elgin's Dirty Marbles Jul 1998 What do you do with a dirty marble? Why, clean it, of course. | |
| Golden Toenails Aug/Sep 1998 The man with golden toenails, seen through the eyes of a servant. | Improving Baalbek with a Coating of Tar Aug 1998 How do you carefully restore a leaking temple? With a layer of asphalt, obviously. | |
| Thessalonika's Brothel Sep 1998 What were the naughty girls of Thessalonika doing with all those masks? | Who was Moses' Mother? Oct/Nov 1998 Who was the feisty female who picked a prince out of the bulrushes? | |
| The Exhausted Messenger Oct 1998 What do you do when your messenger is so tired he forgets your message? | Cutting Granite Nov 1998 When it comes to the question of cutting granite, who better than a monumental mason? | |
| A Sparkling Clean Mummy Dec 1998 The last thing you want cluttering up your nice, tidy museum is a filthy mummy. | New Exhibition in the BM Dec/Jan 1999 Details of a fascinating new exhibition in the British Museum |
