The Dead Have Come to Dance
Follow the dancing dead from Disney’s moonlit cemetery to medieval church walls, printed books, and Holbein’s encounters with everyday life.
- medieval-archaeology
- Medieval Art
- Danse Macabre
- Archaeology of Death
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From forgotten civilizations and extraordinary discoveries to the everyday lives of people who came before us, explore the stories preserved in the archaeological record. Through in-depth investigations, fresh perspectives, and the material traces of the past, we examine not only what we know about history, but how we have come to know it.
Who Made Kerma’s Blue?
A brilliant blue material, an ancient Nubian kingdom, and an archaeological mystery more than a century in the making. From Kerma’s excavations to the discovery of a faience workshop at Sanam, we investigate how the peoples of ancient Nubia made, transformed, and gave meaning to one of the Nile Valley’s most remarkable materials.
- nubiology
- egyptology
- Faience
- Kerma
The Making of the Banana: An Archaeology of Its Origins and Dispersal
From the rainforests of New Guinea to plantations across the world, the banana's story is one of remarkable transformations, ancient migrations, and an enduring partnership with humanity. Discover how archaeology, genetics, and botany are piecing together the origins of one of the world's most familiar fruits.
- African archaeology
- Archaeobotany
- Crop dispersal
- Domestication
- Plant archaeology
Between two worlds: interpreting the Tomb of the Diver
A funerary image made to disappear has become an icon. What can archaeology recover about its ancient meaning—and what has interpretation added since 1968?
- Archaeological interpretation
- Funerary archaeology
- Greek art
- Paestum
- Tomb of the Diver
Adulis: the city behind the port
A port is more than a possession. Adulis joined anchorages, roads, labour and institutions into the coastal system that made Aksumite power possible.
- African archaeology
- Ancient trade
- Archaeological interpretation
- Aksum
- Red Sea archaeology
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