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The Real Treasure of Tutankhamun

August 14, 2024

In this blog, Rogério Sousa, co-editor of Tutankhamun and Carter, sheds light on overlooked objects and much-admired treasures found in King Tut’s tomb.

The Hart of the Matter

July 9, 2024

From art and literature, to royal emblems, to your local pub, the white hart has leapt and gamboled across British history, taking shelter under the ancient trees of deer parks…. READ MORE

The Symbolic Animal

June 4, 2024

Here is your sign to learn more about what makes humans ‘symbolic animals’. In this blog, Guido Guarducci, co-editor of Archaeology of Symbols, explores the ways in which people have used… READ MORE

A Date with the Two Cerne Giants

May 16, 2024

Have you seen the stories about the Cerne Abbas Giant in the news? Want to learn more? Enjoy this exclusive insight into an exciting Windgather Press volume on the subject.

Bringing Past Invisible Economic Processes to Light

April 18, 2024

In this blog, Julia Steding sheds light on what sustainable practices can tell us about past societies, revealing some of the surprising ways in which objects were kept in the economic cycle…

This groovy blog by Mike Copper, co-editor of Revisiting Grooved Ware, will take you on a journey from Orkney to Cornwall and beyond, following the rise and demise of Grooved Ware, and revealing the insights into the ‘ Late Neolithic’ that this pottery phenomenon can provide.