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The Ancient Tombs of Palmyra: Tower Tombs and Hypogeum Burials in Ancient Syria

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Temple of Bel, Palmyra: Greco-Roman Temple Complex of an Ancient Semitic God

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Archaeology of Palmyra, Syria: Ancient Architecture in a Syrian City of the Roman Empire

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The History of Palmyra, Syria: The Rise and Fall of a Roman and Seleucid City

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Vindolanda Roman Fort: A Roman Army Base and Civilian Settlement on Hadrian’s Wall

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Hadrian's Wall: The History and Construction of the Most Northern Roman Frontier

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Etruscan Tombs: Evidence of Etruscan Life and Death from Etruscan Burials

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The Roman Settlement at Fiesole: Ancient Roman Remains near Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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The Ancient Art of the Etruscans: The Social and Cultural Influences on Etruscan Art

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Etruscan Fiesole: A Hill Town of the Etruscans in Tuscany, Italy

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The History of the Etruscans: The Rise and Fall of a Pre Roman Italian Culture

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The Greco Roman City of Apamea, Syria: A Syrian City of the Roman Empire

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The Vindolanda Calendar: A Perpetual Roman Calendar Found at Hadrian’s Wall

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Sutton Hoo and the Staffordshire Hoard: Anglo Saxon Archaeology in Britain

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Bush Barrow, Wiltshire: A Bronze Age Tumulus at Stonehenge

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The Theatre of Sabratha, Libya: A Roman Theatre in North Africa

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Byzantine Christianity in Sabratha: Early Christian Churches and Cemeteries in Roman North Africa

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The Roman Forum of Sabratha: Civic Roman Architecture in a Roman North African City

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Fishbourne Roman Palace: A Palatial Roman-British Villa

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Sabratha, Libya: An Ancient Roman City of Libyan Tripolitania

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Silbury Hill: An Ancient Monument of Neolithic Britain

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The Vindolanda Tablets: Roman Writing about Life on Hadrian’s Wall

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The Roman Shipwrecks of Ventotene, Italy: Ancient Shipwrecks and Roman Trade

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Linear A and Linear B Script: The Ancient Writing of Minoan Crete

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The Frescos of Knossos, Crete: Important Fresco Paintings from Palace of Knossos

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Ancient Minoan Frescoes: Painting Techniques and Types of Fresco Design in Minoan Art

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The Lost Roman City of Altinium: Venice’s Roman History and Origins

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Minoan Burial Types and Tombs: Ancient Graves and Burials on Minoan Crete

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Minoan Religion: How the Ancient Gods of Crete were Worshipped by the Minoans

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Minoan Deities and their Sacred Places: The Ancient Gods and Sanctuaries of Minoan Crete

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The Minoans on Crete: The People and Society of Minoan Crete

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The Archaeology of Knossos, Crete: What Excavation Revealed about the Cretan Palace of Knossos

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The Market Place, Leptis Magna: Remains of a Roman Food Market in North Africa

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The Forum and Basilica of Septimius Severus: The Layout of the Imperial Forum of Leptis Magna

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Colonnaded Street and Nymphaeum, Leptis Magna: The Monumental Route and Fountain Built to Honour Septimius Severus

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Hadrian's Baths, Leptis Magna: A Luxurious Roman Spa in Libya, North Africa

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The Archaeology of Leptis Magna: The History of an Important City in Roman Tripolitania

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Llyn Cerrig Bach: Site of the Biggest Iron Age Water Hoard in North Wales

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The Princess of Vix: A High Status Wagon Burial of the Early Celts

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Early Celtic Art: The Phases and Styles of Pre Roman Celtic Artwork

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The La Tene Period: The Pinnacle of Celtic Iron Age Culture

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Archaeology and the Celts: The Origin and Development of Celtic Culture

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The Halstatt Period: The Earliest Period of Iron Age Celtic Culture

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Bath House Complex at Chesters Roman Fort: Bathing and Recreation for Roman Soldiers on Hadrian’s Wall

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Living and Working at Chesters Fort, Northumbria: Administrative and Living Quarters in a Roman Fort

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Chesters Roman Fort, Northumbria: Roman Military Units and Defences along Hadrian’s Wall

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The Roman Fort at Caerleon, South Wales: The Archaeology of the Roman Fortress of Isca

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Housesteads Roman Fort, Northumbria: The History and Archaeology of a Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall

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The Gods of the Roman Domestic Cult: Who were the Roman’s Household Gods?

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Roman Slavery in Urban and Rural Pompeii: Archaeological Evidence for the Lives of Roman Slaves

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Archaeology of Domestic Roman Slavery: The Conditions of Servitude for Roman Household Slaves

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The House of Neptune and Amphitrite: A Herculaneum House with an Roman Garden Room

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

A Caupona in Herculaneum: The Archaeological Remains of the Best Preserved Shop in Antiquity

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The Excavation of Tintagel: Does Archaeology Prove that Tintagel was Linked to King Arthur?

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The College of the Augustales, Herculaneum: Roman Freedmen and the Imperial Cult in Herculaneum

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The House of the Stags: Layout of a Roman Villa in Herculaneum

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The History of Herculaneum: Herculaneum’s Destruction, Rediscovery and Excavation

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The Archaeology of Herculaneum: Houses, Streets, Entertainment and People in Roman Herculaneum

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Gladiator Fights and Wild Beast Hunts: Archaeological Evidence for the Roman Games in Pompeii

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The Gladiators of Pompeii: Archaeological Evidence for the Lives of Pompeian Gladiators

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Asellina's Tavern in Pompeii: Roman Politics and Prostitution at Asellina’s Caupona

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Hotels and Hostelries in Ancient Pompeii: Eating and Sleeping in Roman Cauponae, Tabernae and Hospitiae

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Layout of a Typical Roman Mithraea: The Design of Temples of Mithras in the Roman Empire

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Archaeology and the Myth of Mithras: How Reliefs and Frescos Preserve Stories and Myths of Mithraism

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Construction of the Colosseum: How the Flavian Amphitheatre was Designed and Built

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Colosseum's History: The Rise and Fall of the Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome

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The Amphitheatre at El Djem: The Third Largest Amphitheatre in the Roman World

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Pompeii's Amphitheatre: The Oldest Known Surviving Arena in the Roman World

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Roman Amphitheatres: The History and Design of Gladiatorial Arenas

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The Excavation of Port Royal: What Remains of the Seventeenth Century Jamaican Colonial Port?

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Seahenge: The Discovery and Excavation of a Bronze Age Mystery

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Mary Rose and Tudor Life: What Does Henry VIII’s Flag Ship tells us about Tudor Times?

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Raising of the Mary Rose: The Recovery and Preservation of Henry VIII’s Favourite Ship

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Underwater Archaeology: Discovering and Excavating Underwater Archaeological Remains

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Archaeological Excavation Techniques: Methods of Digging Archaeological Sites

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Archaeological Fieldwork: How Archaeological Sites are Investigated

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Human Remains in Pompeii: How the Bodies of Pompeii’s Inhabitants were Preserved

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Human Bone Analysis: What Can Archaeologists Discover from Human Skeletons?

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Origins of Alphabet: Was Ugarit the Birthplace of the World's First Alphabet?

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Life and Death in Ancient Ugarit: Houses and Tombs in Bronze Age Ugarit

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Gods and Temples in Ugarit: Which Gods were Worshipped in Ancient Ugarit?

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The Palace of Ugarit: The Layout and Function of a Bronze Age Palace Complex

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Ugarit: The World's First International Port

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Lindow Man: The Life and Death of a Bog Body

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Bog Bodies: The Mummies of Northern Europe’s Peat bogs

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Qilakitsoq Mummies: Natural Ice Mummies found in Greenland

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Takla Makan Mummies: The Mummies of the Tarim Basin

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Antonine Baths at Carthage. The Design and Layout of North Africa’s Largest Bath Complex.

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Houses in Ancient Carthage: The Remains of Late Punic Houses Under the Roman Forum

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Tophet of Carthage: Site of Human Sacrifice to Baal and Tanit or a Children’s Graveyard?

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The House of Vespasia Polla: A Roman House in Spoleto, Umbria

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Beaker People: Cultural and Social Change during the European Bronze Age

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Garden of Octavius Quartio: A Villa Style Garden in a Pompeian Domus

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Stonehenge: The History and Evolution of a Henge Monument

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

Ancient Roman Gardens: Flowers, Trees and Design in the Roman Garden

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion: The Design and Development of an Ancient Greek Sanctuary

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Temple of Athena at Sounion: Exploring the Sanctuary Dedicated to Athena Sounias

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The Archaeology of Sounion: Exploring the Buildings and History of an Ancient Greek Sanctuary

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The House of Menander, Pompeii: The Connection Between Trade, Location and the Elite Roman Domus

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

The House of the Surgeon, Pompeii: An Early Italic or Samnite House in Roman Pompeii

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By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

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