Until now, evidence of drug use in prehistoric Europe has mostly been derived from archaeobotanical remains, artistic depictions, and chemical analysis of artefacts…
Launched in 1917, she saw a brief period of service during the final year of the war, and was responsible for sinking the German U-B…
Which notable battle, named after one of Italy's largest lakes, was won by the Carthaginian general Hannibal in 217 BC?…
Evidence of a possible prehistoric ring ditch was also identified at the site…
The site of Hala Sultan Tekke, named after a nearby mosque, flourished for around 500 years as a lively trading hub.…
Among the objects on show are the pipes from the cathedral’s great organ and a stained-glass panel from the cloister of the sacristy…
What name is often given to a Roman frontier?…
The glass roof of the Orangery was installed in 1861, following a fire in an adjacent bakery which damaged the original structure…
The 1,600-year-old site has yielded the remains of a high-status Roman woman interred in a lead coffin.…
The settlement was discovered by a team of researchers at the site of Le Peu in the Charente department, a landscape scattered with Middle Neolithic (c.3700-4700 BC) dolmens and long barrows.…
Such wooden defences have been referenced in literature and by Julius Caesar, though no other examples are known to have survived.…
Among the artefacts on display are 180 original bronze objects from the Naples National Archaeological Museum and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.…
The oil paintings are the work of Scottish painter Richard Waitt (d.1732), and were commissioned in 1713 by Alexander, the Laird of Grant.…
This discovery represents the earliest example of its kind found in the ancient Near East.…
Analysis of more than 3,000 remains of the now-extinct elephant species has revealed the first 'clear-cut' evidence of elephant hunting in human evolution.…
The grounds of Craigievar will remain open to visitors whilst the work is being carried out, and a grand reveal of the new exterior is planned for spring 2024.…
The European Research Council has awarded an ERC Consolidator grant of nearly $2 million to Dr Artur ObÅ‚uski, director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW), for a project exploring the site of Tungul (or Old Dongola), an important citadel in medieval Sudan. ERC grants…
‘Over his lifetime, he made significant contributions to the development of modern medicine in Leicester, leaving a lasting impact on the city and beyond.’…
Other Welsh finds declared treasure include several medieval gold rings and silver annular brooches.…
Bronze pins, a bracelet, metal spirals, amber beads, and more than 70 pottery vessels were recovered from the well remains.…
Several bog bodies are famous for being extremely well-preserved, such as Lindow Man from the United Kingdom, and Tollund Man from Denmark.…