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Artefacts from the Anglo-Saxon burial at Prittlewell exhibited in Southend Museum.

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A Review of the new exhibition of the Prittlewell Princely burial in Southend Museum

Provenance, fakes, uncertainty and ethics: The problems with legally purchased antiquities.

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My recent visit to the Barcelona Egyptian Museum revealed some fantastic artefacts, but also raised unsettling questions about forgeries, provenance and the ethics of presenting recently purchased antiquities in museums.

The Egyptian Museum of Barcelona

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The Egyptian Museum in Barcelona contains a number of interesting artefacts and is a fascinating place to visit.

The Egyptian collection in the Museo Nacional des Belles Artes, Havana Cuba.

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A review of the fantastic and rarely explored Egyptian collection in Havana.

Global Xplorer: Satellite remote sensing, looting and crowd-sourcing.

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A new platform can make you a 'Space Archaeologist', but will it help looters too?

Animal Mummies at the World Museum, Liverpool

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A great exhibition of Egyptian animal mummies is on at the World Museum, Liverpool.

Review of the British Museum’s Sunken Cities Exhibition

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A great exhibition, thoroughly enjoyable. Both artistic and informative.

Does the Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill matter for archaeology outside the UK?

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Changes to UK legislation will have a negative effect on attitudes to and protection of archaeology overseas?