Over the centuries the huge, naked, club-wielding giant carved into a steep hillside in Dorset has been thought prehistoric, Celtic, Roman or even a 17th…
View More Cerne Giant in Dorset dates from Anglo-Saxon times, analysis suggestsTag: Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover oldest human burial in Africa
Archaeologists have identified the oldest known human burial in Africa during field work that uncovered the remains of a child laid carefully to rest in…
View More Archaeologists uncover oldest human burial in AfricaResearchers ‘shocked’ to find Egyptian mummy was a pregnant woman
Polish researchers examining an ancient Egyptian mummy that they expected to be a male priest were surprised when X-rays and computer tests revealed instead that…
View More Researchers ‘shocked’ to find Egyptian mummy was a pregnant womanRoman site uncovered in Scarborough hailed as first of its kind in UK
When developers broke ground on the outskirts of Scarborough, they were hoping to build a housing estate ideal for first-time buyers, families and professionals, with…
View More Roman site uncovered in Scarborough hailed as first of its kind in UKWhat happened on HMS Terror? Divers plan return to Franklin wrecks
It remains one of the greatest mysteries of naval exploration. What doomed John Franklin’s 1845 attempt to sail the Northwest Passage, from the Atlantic to…
View More What happened on HMS Terror? Divers plan return to Franklin wrecksArchaeologists find unique ceremonial vehicle near Pompeii
Archaeologists have unearthed a unique Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The…
View More Archaeologists find unique ceremonial vehicle near PompeiiDramatic discovery links Stonehenge to its original site – in Wales
An ancient myth about Stonehenge, first recorded 900 years ago, tells of the wizard Merlin leading men to Ireland to capture a magical stone circle…
View More Dramatic discovery links Stonehenge to its original site – in WalesArchaeologists unearth bronze age graves at Stonehenge tunnel site
Bronze age graves, neolithic pottery and the vestiges of a mysterious C-shaped enclosure that might have been a prehistoric industrial area are among the finds…
View More Archaeologists unearth bronze age graves at Stonehenge tunnel site