The most intriguing aspect of the shrine was the discovery of the skulls of over 40 cattle which had been placed in groups or pairs…
Likely created around 900-600 BC, the relief represents a rare example of Neo-Assyrian monumental rock art.…
Bright blue skies and a view of the early 19th-century Thames skyline were revealed after layers of yellowed varnish were removed.…
The event, Meet the Makers Behind London's Heritage, is being hosted by the Heritage of London Trust (HOLT), an independent charity which has spearheaded restoration projects in the city for over 40 years.…
Formed in April 1943, the 6th Airborne Division took part in the Normandy Landings the following year, remaining in the line until the breakout to the Seine in late August 1944. During this time, casualties amounted to one in five men.…
A study involving the scientific analysis of Roman coinage has revealed a significant debasement in the value of silver denarii at the start of the 1st century BC, shedding new light on a financial crisis alluded to by Roman statesman and writer Marcus Tullius Cicero in his essay on moral…
Hundreds of stone artefacts, including finely worked arrowheads likely used for hunting, were also unearthed.…
It appears the grave was cut, and the boat – which may have accommodated one or more deceased – placed within before being covered with a burial mound.…
Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed a 5,300-year-old Neolithic skull bearing the earliest known evidence of ear surgery ‘in the history of humankind’. Since 2016, excavations at the Dolmen of El Pendón in Burgos, Spain, have shed light on a megalithic monument used as a tomb and ossuary during several phases…
An envelope addressed to the University Librarian was included, with the printed message: ‘Librarian/ Happy Easter/ X’.…
Excavations revealed temples lining the basin, along with altars, votive offerings, and stelae.…
The plate was found in 2021 at the Devitsa V cemetery in the Ostrogozhsky District of the Voronezh region, Russia.…
The programme kicks off this weekend with an extended three-part extravaganza covering Time Team’s excavation of an Iron Age settlement in Cornwall.…
It appears that, in one burial, the skull of the deceased was positioned between their legs.…
A fragment of skull and part of a human jawbone were also uncovered.…
Archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) uncovered the mosaic during excavations ahead of construction of The Liberty of Southwark…
‘The histories of castles and great houses and their inhabitants are well documented, but we know far less about our everyday heritage.'…
It was embellished by Anna Maria Radclyffe, whose husband James was executed for his role in the first Jacobite rebellion.…
Dundee Rep is also the only theatre in Scotland that is home to a permanent full-time company of actors.…
It will be displayed just a few metres away from where it was unearthed following archaeological excavations at Coppergate, York.…
Hopewell archaeological sites stretching across the Ohio River Valley were exposed to fires and extreme heat.…