Remnants of Ancient Life review: Explore the palaeobiology revolution
11 January 2023
Dale Greenwalt's book is a gripping look at palaeobiology, a field achieving incredible insights into ancient life on Earth
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Tutankhamun’s Secrets review: Lively TV documentary spills more beans
2 November 2022
A pacy documentary reveals the latest about Tutankhamun and Howard Carter, who discovered his tomb. It also revives vivid childhood memories of my first encounter with the pharaoh, says Bethan Ackerley
Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World is an engaging update
2 November 2022
The story of Tutankhamun and his tomb still amazes us. Palaeopathologist Bob Brier’s new book is an accessible guide to the story, but doesn’t break new ground
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This evolution bestseller is full of ironic humour, sharp insights and affectionate acknowledgement of human flaws – and ends up as a celebration of curiosity
Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans’ arrival in North America
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This documentary tracks the quest for the oldest human footprints in North America, and what they can tell us about when people first arrived on the continent
The World Before Us review: A gripping account of Earth's other humans
24 March 2021
The Neanderthals, Denisovans and many others once shared Earth with us. What happened – and where are they now? Archaeologist Tom Higham has written a great insider account
Netflix's The Dig review: An archaeology drama with impeccable acting
3 February 2021
Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan star in Netflix’s film The Dig, which reimagines the excavation at Sutton Hoo, where a 27-metre burial ship was uncovered
Cracking it: Enigma’s Alan Turing and Linear B’s Michael Ventris
26 October 2017
A wide-ranging exhibition in Cambridge, UK, celebrates two geniuses: one broke Nazi codes, the other cracked an ancient script
The real roots of early city states may rip up the textbooks
4 October 2017
Settled agriculture didn't spawn the first states. Two new books help expose the real drivers, the pressures on marginalised people – and what they can teach us
