The Villa Poppaea (aka 'Oplontis') is an ancient luxurious Roman seaside villa buried and preserved in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, like the nearby cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, The quality of the decorations and construction suggests that it was owned by the Emperor Nero.
In August 2026 the FBI arranged the repatriation of stolen Egyptian artefacts having determined that they had been illicitly trafficked. The items included carved figures, amulets and tomb eq
Opening to the public on the 10th September and running through to July 2027 the Bayeux Tapestry returns to England for the first time in almost 1000 in a loan exhibition at the British Museum.&nbs
Greenland being very much in the news, we highlight some of the books we offer for sale covering the little-known archaeology of the region: