The wilds of ancient Britain were likely home to polar bears, a study suggests. Modern polar bears are the biggest of the ...

Evidence of two previously unknown prehistoric stone circles has been uncovered in southern England—with one site seemingly ...

What was the Celtic concept of the afterlife, and why was it so similar to the concept of the Isles of the Blessed from Greek ...

Bones and teeth discovered in a Highland cave in Scotland show a fish-heavy diet eaten by the animals previously identified ...

Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, the former Master of Jesus College, Cambridge, who has died aged 87, was better known to the public as the archaeologist Colin Renfrew.

The New Arab revisits the ancient cities of the Middle East, highlighting the destruction caused by war, looting, and neglect ...

Isocrates was one of the greatest ancient Greek orators of classical antiquity, and the first to advocate for the unification of all Greek city-states under a single leadership. His involvement in ...

This great divination Dibia from Nando in Aguleri, Anambra State, was called by Ezeugboyamba to make inquiries about his ...

Bronze Age people crossed the sea in long wooden boats During the Bronze Age, many people crossed the sea from mainland Europe to Britain. He was buried with around 100 objects! The people who ...

Researchers analyzed ancient DNA to uncover how Europeans adapted over 7,000 years, identifying genetic changes linked to vitamin D production, lactose tolerance, and immunity. Excavation of human ...

Nature pulls out all the stops in southwest Wales, with castaway coves, coastal hikes and cliff-edged islands. Base yourself ...