Archaeologists have discovered evidence for a previously unknown ancient language – buried in the ruins of a 2800 year old Middle Eastern palace.
Bird's-eye shots show stunning Britain
Tuesday 08 May 2012
In a year that marks a celebration of Britain, one photographer has taken to the skies to offer a different perspective on world-famous landmarks including Trafalgar Square, The Angel of the North and Stonehenge.
Olympic flame: Ready, steady, glow!
Sunday 06 May 2012
The Olympic flame starts its journey to London this week from the Temple of Hera in Greece. It will be held in a torch of pioneering. British design. Emily Dugan sheds a little light
Biggest ever collection of Chinese artefacts set to arrive in Britain
Saturday 28 April 2012
The largest collection of ancient Chinese royal treasures ever permitted to leave China will go on display in Britain next week.
Album: Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty (Luxor/EMI)
Saturday 28 April 2012
Sweet Billy Pilgrim's follow-up to 2009's Mercury-nominated Twice Born Men finds songwriter Tim Elsenburg making great strides forward with an ambitious cycle of songs about identity and history.
Secrets of the earliest Britons could be hidden in 5,000-year-old tomb
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Neolithic portal dolmen, one of Western Europe's oldest ritual burial chambered monuments, in an isolated field in Wales.
Heritage: Britain 'fails to protect treasures'
Friday 30 March 2012
Conservationists and archaeologists have urged the Government to sign The Hague convention on the protection of historical artefacts at times of war.
Twenty Twelve, where TV scripts spookily come true
Sunday 25 March 2012
Week after week, the BBC Olympics comedy, which returns on Friday, came up with plots ahead of real life
Remains of dark ages princess found in field in Cambridge
Friday 16 March 2012
The remains of a mysterious Anglo-Saxon princess, who died thirteen and a half centuries ago, have been found in a field three miles south of Cambridge.
Welcome to the Big Brain House (built upon the genius of Led Zep)
Thursday 01 March 2012
Widow of Atlantic Records founder gives Oxford £26m for spectacular study centre
New evidence suggests Stone Age hunters from Europe discovered America
Tuesday 28 February 2012
New archaeological evidence suggests that America was first discovered by Stone Age people from Europe – 10,000 years before the Siberian-originating ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New World.
The Insider: Make the most of decorative jewellery
Sunday 05 February 2012
My usually organised friend Abi emailed, cross with the unsightly clump of jewellery stuffed in her drawer. "I need organised storage," she wrote. "And as many pieces are like mini works of art it seems silly not to display them: but how?" Here's what I suggested...
HMS Victory to be raised from the sea
Sunday 22 January 2012
The remains of the first HMS Victory are to be raised from the sea bed nearly 300 years after it sank, it was reported today.
1,000-piece puzzle may unlock secrets to the Roman conquest of Britain
Wednesday 11 January 2012
The helmet could have been captured as a war trophy or a diplomatic gift from a Roman officer
Scientists discover source of rock used in Stonehenge's first circle
Sunday 18 December 2011
Discovery reignites debate over transportation of smaller standing stones








