As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the high Arctic, but one of ...

A landscape archaeologist renowned for his expertise on Roman and medieval-era Britain has been presented with one of the ...

From the rediscovery of the “Lost Golden City” in Egypt to North America’s oldest footprints, 2021 reshaped our understanding ...

The archaeological site just outside the village of Braco in Perthshire, Scotland, contains the remains of both a 1st Century ...

A disaster could strike at any moment, and if the Valley of the Kings is to be preserved, action must be taken before it is ...

Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera, Lecturer & Derby Fellow in Historical Legacies of Empire, based in the University’s Department of ...

Early reports suggest the missing painting depicted the ancient Egyptian calendar, which divided the year into three seasons ...

Around the globe and for thousands of years, corpses have been treated with caution—lest they come back as vampiric monsters.

Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone can be detected in skeletons over 1000 years old, offering a way to identify ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces criticism as England grapples with terror attacks, mass protests and cultural ...

One of the biggest Iron Age hoards ever seen, the Melsonby Hoard, contains chariots, tires, harnesses, many other ancient ...

Beneath a city square in the English city of Leicester, archaeologists have discovered a Roman infant burial, remnants of ...