Excavating a Roman villa on Mallorca: A day in the field

Mapping Medieval History with Broken Pots

Mapping ceramic sherds can help to explore medieval history and wide-ranging exchange networks in the Mediterranean and beyond.

Deciphering the Feudal Landscapes of Crusader Peloponnese

They have been described as castles, castle towns or simply fortified medieval villages. The hilltop settlements of the late-medieval Peloponnese dominate the landscape as relics of its feudal past. Yet, their identity, origin, purpose and chronology remain ambiguous.

Wine trade from the Holy Land

Palestinian wines were praised and consumed across western Europe. Transport containers found in Jerusalem, likely used to carry these wines, are stored in the depot at the Faculty of Archaeology. What can these amphorae tell us about connectivity across the Mediterranean in the early Middle Ages?

The elephant in the tomb: Finding the Mycenaean ‘blueprint’ for rock-cut chambers

Daniel Turner investigates the ascendance and decline of multi-use Late Bronze Age tombs in Greece.

The Latin Aegean: crusade, colonialism, and commercialisation

Small, victimised, and on the fringe, though not over and done. How crusading shaped Late Byzantine socioeconomic life and how the Aegean world defied Latin dominance in times of conquest and exploitation. A story told from history and archaeology.