These five essays provide an up-to-date summary of the latest archaeological work. The contributors include: P Themelis ( Damophon of Messene: New evidence ); E Ostby ( Recent excavations in the Sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea ); B Wells ( A prehistoric environmental catastrophe: the case of Berbati and Limnes ); N Fields ( Apollo: God of war, protector of mercenaries ).