Archaeology

Archaeologists in Italy are uncovering fascinating evidence about the origins of Italy’s medieval hilltop villages to create a new and compelling picture of the circumstances that brought them into being, says Richard Hodges.

A late-Roman coin unearthed in an Oxfordshire field and on show in the Ashmolean Museum leads Llewelyn Morgan to ponder the misleading messages on the faces of coins.

Archaeologist Miles Russell describes recent discoveries which overturn accepted views about the Roman invasion of Britain.

Russell Chamberlin describes the revelations of a recent conference on the archaeology of Cleopatra’s Alexandria.

Sarah Searight highlights the problem of pillaging for those trying to piece together Mali’s rich heritage.

Adrian Mourby visits the site of a city that continues to inspire grandiose visions, as it has done for almost 3,000 years.

Anubha Charan describes the arguments surrounding one of the world’s most politically explosive excavations.

Hugh Miles assesses the significance of the Piltdown hoax.

Anubha Charan reports on the latest findings from the Gulf of Cambay.

David Keys looks at the latest archaeological projects taking place in Sheffield and Liverpool.