Arkeologi

The royal sites of Lejre and Gamla Uppsala loom large in Nordic history and folklore, as aristocratic power centres founded by descendants of the gods. With almost no contemporary …

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is the only up-to-date, single-volume history of ancient Egypt available in English. The accessible essays and attractive illustrations portray …

Historisk arkeologi är ett perspektiv, verksamt i skärningspunkten mellan den materiella kulturen, de avbildande källmaterialen och de skriftliga källorna som tillför en rumslig …

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very …

A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapseIn 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to …

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother …

Although occupied only relatively briefly in the long span of world prehistory, Scandinavia is an extraordinary laboratory for investigating past human societies. The area was …

Vrak – havets rika historiaEtt herrelöst spökskepp på grund utanför Småland, en skattgömma i tropiska vatten, ett regalskepp i Kalmarsund. På havets botten gömmer sig en rik och …

När arkeologen Cat Jarman öppnar en ask från utgrävning av en vikingagrav i Repton i England, hittar hon en liten orange karneolpärla. Den borde komma från Mellanöstern eller …