Megaliths and Prehistoric Archaeology

From Stonehenge and other famous megaliths to Bronze Age burial sites and hillforts, Britain's landscape is awash with pre-historic archaeology. Discover this fascinating world with Culture24 news, reviews, events, listings and more...

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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.

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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.

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Public given nine days to see amazing Bronze Age hoard in latest Wiltshire jackpot

Archaeology fans will be given an exclusive glimpse of one of the largest Bronze Age hoards ever found in the UK, featuring more than 100 copper alloy objects including axes, heads, chisels, sickles, gouges and tools, before it is whisked away for valuation.

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Take a Prehistoric pilgrimage in Starting from Scratch at National Museum Cardiff

Artist Brian Graham presents the results of his investigations into key Palaeolithic sites around the UK alongside key exhibits from the collections at National Museum Cardiff.

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Frome Hoard finds new home at the centre of new Somerset Museum

The Frome Hoard of Roman coins has gone on display as the centrepiece of the new Somerset Museum.

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Curator's Choice: The reconstructed head of a Neolithic woman at the Museum of London

The Senior Curator in Prehistory at the Early London History and Collections department introduces us to a 5,500-year-old Neolithic woman found in Shepperton.

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New mobile website helps walkers discover the mysteries of Rock Art in Northumberland

A new mobile website has been developed to help walkers find Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art in Northumberland.

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Archaeologists unearth Britain's first 'construction boom'

A new carbon dating method has revolutionised the way in which prehistory is to be understood.

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Secrets Beneath: Ancient Chinese Burial Practices and Beliefs at the Old Fulling Mill

A new show in Durham will take on the tombs and burials of ancient China on an archaeological quest for afterlife bliss.

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Skeletons of women and children massacred in Iron Age battles found at Fin Cop in Derbyshire

The remains of victims slaughtered in tribal battles 2,000 years ago have been found in a ditch in the Peak District.

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In Pictures: Treasures from Heracles to Alexander the Great at the Ashmolean

A closer look at some of the treasures on show in the Ashmolean Museum's spectacular Alexander exhibition.

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New discovery throws further light on the origins of famous bluestones of Stonehenge

A team led by National Museum Wales have used zircon chemistry to find the origins of the bluestones of Stonehenge.

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Ice Age Britons used skulls of dead bodies as cups, says Natural History Museum team

Skulls found in the Cheddar Caves show Ice Age Britons carried out forms of ritualistic cannibalism on the dead.

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Secret Egypt: An Egyptology blockbuster heads to Coventry in new Herbert Museum exhibition

Debunk some of those myths and secrets of Ancient Egypt with the Herbert's vast display of eye catching Egyptology.

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English Heritage steps in to rescue Pre-Historic Rotherham earthwork from mountain bike peril

English Heritage has come to the rescue of a prehistoric Yorkshire earthwork which has been damaged by bikers.

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