World of Royalty Blog

Sudan’s land of ‘black pharaohs’ a trove for archaeologists

Visit Royalty.nu for a list of books about Nubian royalty.

Unearthing the riches of Ur in war-ravaged Iraq

Archaeologists have discovered “that theatregoers liked to snack on seafood” (among other things) in Tudor times.

Archaeology’s hoaxes, fakes, and strange sites

In Mongolia, ambivalence greets efforts to find the Great Khan’s tomb

Battle of Bosworth: Dig finally pins down long disputed site

Mysterious ruins may help explain Mayan collapse

Where did you get that hat? Secrets of the Easter Island statues

Recent photos of Chinese archaeologists excavating the terracotta warriors in Pit 1 of the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in China’s Shaanxi Province. National Geographic has a video about the new dig.

Photo from Zuma Press