Other articles
This is a collection of articles on various archaeological subjects, which may or may not have appeared in our magazines in the past.
| Vegetarian Gladiators 27 Mar 2009 Referees ensured that ancient gladiators fought "by the book" - but that book also included a vegetarian diet | Did Bucephalus get his hooves Wet? 26 Mar 2009 A nearly extinct palm tree may hold a clue as to whether Bucephalus got his hooves wet. | |
| Friends, Romans, Neolithics, Give me your Ears 25 Mar 2009 Why did Neolithic tribesmen collect ears? | Panto Dames in Athens 24 Mar 2009 Does a new find in Herculaneum throw light on cross-dressing in ancient Athens? | |
| Tut's Tipple 23 Mar 2009 Did Tutankhamun's concubines really peel his grapes for him? | Tut's Father Found 20 Mar 2009 The mystery of Tutankhamun's parentage is one step closer to a solution, thanks to a vandalised temple. | |
| Preparing for a Siege 19 Mar 2009 Why did the Hittites hide their grain in huge stone-lined pits and cover them with clay? | What goes round ... 18 Mar 2009 We're all familiar with Cleopatra the beautiful seductress, but what about Cleopatra the murdress? | |
| A Chronological Tour 17 Mar 2009 The recent Diggings Tour of Greece and Italy in chronological order | Hot Pepper and Cold Religion 16 Mar 2009 Is there a connection between ancient gnosticism and the trade in black pepper? | |
| Palermo's Neglected Stone 13 Mar 2009 The Turin Museum takes greater care of its reproduction than the Palermo Museum does of the original! | Byzantium's Amazing Aqueducts 12 Mar 2009 How do you supply half a million people with water when you have no pumps and no pipes? | |
