The most tantalising archaeological riddle of the Old World is the Dark Age, an economic and cultural recession so devastating it lasted for 400 years, from 1200 to 800 BC, Or did it? In this pioneering piece of detective work, Peter James and his team of experts unearth 250 years of `ghost history.' They throw a fresh perspective not only on the reality of the Dark Age but also on the Trojan War, the foundation of Rome, the origin of the Greek alphabet and the Golden Age of Solomon. Centuries of Darkness revolutionises our view of the ancient world....