Megaliths and Prehistoric Archaeology
Shark teeth and Victorian parlour make Chichester District Museum a hidden surprise
Culture24 stumbles upon secrets of Roman and Victorian England during a trip to Chichester District Museum.
5,000-year-old Westray wife tours Scotland
The 5,000-year-old Westray Wife figurine, found in the Orkney Islands last year, is to go on tour in Scotland.
Treasures from Orkney Viking burial grave to go on show at York Jorvik
Artefacts including weaponry, toys and grooming accessories designed to accompany bodies into the afterlife on a Viking burial ship will be revealed at the Jorvik Viking Centre in York this May.
Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge re-opens Greek and Roman Gallery after 18-month redesign
Experts from the Fitzwilliam Museum and Cambridge University have revealed a raft of ancient treasures and secrets after the institution's Greek and Roman Gallery re-opened following an 18-month...
Skeleton found in shallow grave at Yorkshire Museum
A skeleton believed to date from a Christian burial ceremony in the Roman era has been discovered in a shallow grave by builders working on the £2 million renovation of the Yorkshire Museum in York.
Museums and English Heritage unite for Stonehenge show to "draw on all the senses"
English Heritage will join Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum and Wiltshire Heritage Museum in a dedicated exhibition space at the new Stonehenge visitor centre.
Mysterious gravestone monument on North York Moors could predate pyramids and Stonehenge
Archaeologists believe a prehistoric enclosure and stone cairns found during an aerial survey of scorched earth on the North York Moors could date back to the Neolithic period of more than 4,500...
Archaeologists to explore feasting habits of ancient builders of Stonehenge
As the 2009 Winter Solstice arrives, archaeologists have received a funding boost to allow them to research the eating and feasting habits of the people who built and worshipped at Stonehenge.
Protests convince Worthing Council to rethink sell-off plans for Iron Age Cissbury Ring
Worthing Council has agreed to reconsider proposals to sell 200 acres of land around Cissbury Ring, the Iron Age Sussex hillfort where archaeologists have found hundreds of Stone and Iron Age...
Archaeologists discover Stone Age weapons factory in Leicestershire
University of Leicester archaeologists have discovered a Mesolithic Stone Age weapons factory on a building site near Melton in Leicestershire.
Tate Modern, Stonehenge, BFI and British Museum win in massive round of government funding
A £45 million national film centre and a £33 million centre for the British Library's newspapers feature in a round of funding the Prime Minister said would "help secure Britain's future as a world ...
Picture special: £25 million Stonehenge visitor centre plans revealed
The final plans in the long-running road to a new visitor centre at the World Heritage Site of Stonehenge have been revealed alongside the planning application for the new £25 million development.
AHRC puts film of Blue Stonehenge stone circle discovery on YouTube
Ahead of the full report in February on the recent discovery of a stone circle site near Stonehenge the Arts and Humanities Research Council has published a film about the 'Bluestonehenge' excavation ...
Local furore as Stonehenge visitor centre plans go on show in Wiltshire
The £25 million plans for a new visitor centre at Stonehenge have drawn stinging criticism from a prominent local council leader after going on public display at the Wiltshire site.
Spinal Tap CD joins Wiltshire Heritage Museum's Stonehenge show on eve of Glastonbury
The latest timely offering to join the picture discs, tea towels, solstice press passes and various pieces of pagan paraphernalia of the Inspired by Stonehenge exhibition is the new Spinal Tap CD,...
