After it was discovered hidden in a Roman temple with other works of art, a bronze statue of Victory attracted the attention of rulers and writers, who praised and sought copies of the ancient masterpiece. Now restored, the winged statue is back on view…
Almost four decades have elapsed since the Mary Rose was raised and an astonishing array of new research techniques have revolutionised our thinking about the ship’s make-up, her calamitous final moments, and perhaps most poignantly, the skeletal remains of her 500-strong crew.…
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The ‘Flying Fortress’ became legendary for its ability to stay in the air even after taking a severe battering.…
With the arrival of spring and the promise of lockdown restrictions lifting over the next few months, we are looking forward to…
Discovered during excavations at Dewlish in 1974, the leopard mosaic is considered one of the most realistic depictions of an animal by…
Hundreds of thousands of vibrant images painted on rock faces in the Serranía La Lindosa in the Colombian Amazon.…
Britain at War in Colour, released later this spring, reveals 100 of the best original images from the IWM collection. Some of…
In June 1864, Cold Harbor was the site of a fortnight-long battle during the American Civil War.
A year later, photographer John Reekie…
In 1941, the Admiralty agreed to support the making of a propaganda film about the Battle of the Atlantic.…
This is no high-octane adventure romp, but a slow, almost meditative period piece that focuses more on the people involved in the…
The sands of ancient Nubia, a region over-lapping southern Egypt and northern Sudan, are home to remains of cities, forts, and numerous…
The arsenal of iron shot that was carried aboard Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, may have once…
Thirty years ago, the wreck of the Mary Rose, pride of Henry VIII’s navy, rose from the seabed…
On the 11 October 1982 a pioneering campaign of underwater excavations culminated in the raising of Henry VIII’s…
Why should we study airfields – and do these sites even count as archaeology? We make a…
The Irish archaeologist Barry Raftery (1944-2010) wrote: ‘Death represents the ultimate confrontation between the human and the supernatural…
Survey and excavation in a remote region of Mongolia are revealing a wealth of information about an extraordinary…
The sculptures making up the Torlonia marbles provide a potent glimpse of life in ancient Rome. But…
How were smaller posts were distinguished? What steps did the authorities take to ensure that orders, post, goods,…
John Sweetman analyses the relative failure of repeated Fleet Air Arm attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz.…
The Swiss army of the late Middle Ages ruthlessly used terrain to its advantage and had a…
