The text of a lecture given by Prof Renfrew that attempts to lay bare the misunderstanding and hypocrisy surrounding the illicit traffic in unprovenanced antiquities and, in so doing, encourages the looting of historically important sites and so diminishes our understanding of past cultures.
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: