Archaeology
Explore Britain's rich archaeological heritage with news and features about the latest digs and finds together with events and web resources collected from hundreds of museums and heritage sites.
The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum
Curators say a show of incredible tombs and artefacts from a power struggle in early China, formulated with arts bodies from the east, represents a defining period in history.
Museum of London vaults win Guinness World Record for archaeological collections
The teeth, toenails, turtle shells, whale bones and Maori war clubs among the Museum of London's five million archaeological finds are pronounced the finest in the world.
Maritime Cornwall opens 2012 BC: Cornwall and the Sea in the Bronze Age exhibition
Visit a new exhibition that showcases ancient Cornwall’s civilisation and reveals the importance of Cornish trading in Bronze Age Europe.
Jurassic Coast Earth Festival gets set to launch with fusion of science and art events
Between May and September visitors will be able to take part in a celebration of England's only natural world heritage site, exploring the past, present and future of the 95-mile coastline.
Housesteads Roman Fort opens new museum as part of major redevelopment project
English Heritage has enlisted the help of Lord of the Rings star, Bernard Hill, to narrate a film for their brand new museum which explores Roman life in Northumberland.
Historian Asa Briggs to give fundraising lecture to support Wiltshire Heritage Museum
The renowned historian Asa Briggs is helping raise funds for the struggling museum, which is home to significant archaeological finds from Stonehenge and Avebury.
The Museum of London gets set to launch Our Londinium 2012 in new Roman gallery
The Museum's youth panel has curated a new multimedia display that looks at how life during the Roman era compares with the modern day experience of the capital.
Conservator at Salisbury Cathedral discovers painting on underside of Mompesson Tomb
A polychrome 17th century coat of arms has been unearthed on the back of a stone that is part of the monument to Sir Richard Mompesson and his wife Katherine.
Fascinating Mummies: the National Museum of Scotland looks at Egyptian art of death
The first major international exhibition at the refurbished National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh looks at the ancient Egyptian rituals surrounding death and the afterlife through an exciting......
Human history “time capsule” revealed after 20-year investigation on South Uist
Archaeologists working on the Hebridean Island of South Uist say they have amassed a “treasure trove” of new knowledge from buried settlements.
Yorkshire Museum launches final appeal to save Iron Age Tadcaster Torc
The Yorkshire Museums Trust is hoping 5,000 members of the public will donate £5 each as it bids to keep the first Iron Age gold torc to be found in the county in Yorkshire.
British Museum experts show off 2,000-year-old silver Roman Hallaton Helmet
Ten years after it was discovered alongside hundreds of Roman coins and the feast of a pig at the Leicestershire home of one of the most important Iron Age archaeological sites in Britain, a......
Iron Age Capel Garmon Firedog from 2,000 years ago secured by National Museums Wales
A firedog owned by an Iron Age chieftain, elaborately shaped from 85 separate pieces, has been given to Welsh museum leaders as part of the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
Stonehenge rocks pinpointed to Pembrokeshire in National Museum Wales investigation
A nine-month research project linking prehistoric North Pembrokeshire with Wiltshire has allowed archaeologists to draw new conclusions about the origins of Stonehenge.
The Culture24 Review of 2011: New Museum Openings
From new suites of maritime marvels to Ancient Greece and Egypt, we take a look at some of the best new museums and heritage spaces which have appeared during 2011.
