Excavations at Tell Khaiber (2013–17), not far from Ur in southern Iraq, produced the first stratified assemblage dating to the elusive First Sealand Dynasty that ruled over southern Babylonia in the mid-second millennium BCE.
The First Sealand period in Babylonia has long been obscure, despite the major changes that occurred in the area at that time. Recent excavations at Tell Khaiber near Ur have uncovered a large fortified building of the period…
Four thousand years ago the land of Dilmun (ancient Bahrain) lay at the crossroads between the civilized world and the mysterious East. Its merchants prospered greatly from a lucrative trade in copper and luxury goods. …
Jane Austen loved clothes, and followed fashion with enthusiasm. She was also an expert needlewoman. Her novels use the clothes people wore and their attitudes to dress to convey their characters. Her lively letters, extensively …
Churches and Cathedrals David Phillips £14.99 paperback ISBN 9781910169018 256 pages, 52 colour plates Published 2014 A guide to the architecture and furnishings of churches and cathedrals. Main topics discussed are architects and master craftsmen, […]
Report on archaeological investigations at Al-Khor Island, Qatar. Chapter headings are: Introduction; Survey & Excavation; The Pottery of Al-Khor Island; Discussion and Conclusions. There is also an illustrated …
Who designed Blenheim Palace or provided the furniture for Queen Victoria’s country houses? When did billiard rooms become fashionable? Where can you see a …