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Egyptian medicine
Science and superstition in the Ancient World To early Orientalists, they were exotic people who used arcane ritual and repulsive medicines; but in Antiquity, Egyptian doctors were regarded as the...
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Road to success: Roman globalisation
In 312 BC, Appius Claudius set out to build a road from Rome to the south of Italy. So began the extensive road network that, argues Ray Laurence, paved the way for commercial domination of the Roman...
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Africa: Namib Desert
Finding Europe’s Great War in Africa A forgotten WWI battlefield lies in Africa’s Namib Desert. Few historical accounts exist of the campaigns fought here, so James Stejskal and John Kinahan look to...
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Charles Higham on… Cham temples and warships
Swanning around Older readers will recall the television career of Sir Mortimer Wheeler, and his enormous impact on budding young archaeologists through the programme Animal, Vegetable, Mineral?...
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Interview: Dr Zahi Hawass in his own words
Egypt’s former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs fell into archaeology by chance, yet it came to dominate his life. Dr Zahi Hawass talks to CWA about how he discovered his passion for his...
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Chris Catling on… Crusader poo, Dick Whittington’s loo, and dirty graffiti
Spending a crusader penny To most of us, lavatories are ‘yuck’, but to archaeologists they can be gold – especially if you can get a research grant to study their contents. Biological anthropologist Dr...
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Anniversary Round Up
Ten years ago, CWA was launched on its maiden voyage of discovery. Here, experts from around the archaeological world share their insights into the greatest changes they have witnessed in that time,...
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A decade of World Archaeology
Ten years ago, CWA was launched on its maiden voyage of discovery. Here, Editor in Chief Andrew Selkirk flicks back through the pages to reflect on what we have learned on our travels, as well as...
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How does an Egyptian city compare with a Roman city? The publication of a splendid new book on Amarna by Professor Barry Kemp prodded me to compare Amarna with a Roman city and the best Roman city to...
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Rome’s Margaret Thatcher
In the late 20th century, a British prime minister looked at her country, saw that it was in decline and set out to reverse that decline; her name was Margaret Thatcher. In the mid-4th century a Roman...
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Written word, past voices
The 7th-century Monastery of Rabban Hormizd, only 28 miles north of Mosul, is situated on the front lines of the battle against Islamic State. Saving the language of the ancient Near East For more than...
View ArticleTas-Silġ, Malta
For nearly 5,000 years, the sanctuary site at Tas-Silġ lured worshippers to its idyllic island setting overlooking the blue waters of the Mediterranean, evolving and adapting as new religions emerged....
View ArticleEgyptian medicine
To early Orientalists, they were exotic people who used arcane ritual and repulsive medicines; but in Antiquity, Egyptian doctors were regarded as the epitome of medical excellence. Prof. Rosalie David...
View ArticleA Fragrant Grave: Revealing the mummified remains of a 17th-century bishop
In life, Bishop Peder Winstrup was a renowned theologian, chaplain to the king, and founding father of Lund University. In death, he has proved no less remarkable. Palaeoecologist Per Lagerås reveals...
View ArticleLiDAR
LiDAR – or Light Detection And Ranging – is a form of laser-scanning, initially used in meteorology. Over the past decade or so, archaeologists have begun routinely to use the technology, drawn to its...
View ArticleThe mystery of Naukratis
Revealing Egypt’s international port From the late 7th century BC, the Nile Delta port of Naukratis was the world’s gateway to Egypt. Yet, despite early archaeological research at the site, it has...
View ArticleConserving Merv
Today the ancient cities of Merv lie in a sleepy Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. It is protected by the Turkmenistan Ministry of Culture, and since 2001 we have been...
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