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News 10,000 Temple of Mithras discoveries draw comparisons with Pompeii in Roman LondonExperts from Museum of London Archaeology say thousands of "beautifully preserved" remains in London could transform our understanding of Roman Britain.10 April 2013 -
News 11,000 pints of beer: Museum launches appeal to save thousands of coins from political upheaval of 4th centuryThe Yorkshire Museum needs to raise £44,000 in four months to keep the largest hoard of its kind ever found in the north of England.25 July 2016 -
News 5,000-year-old Westray wife tours ScotlandThe 5,000-year-old Westray Wife figurine, found in the Orkney Islands last year, is to go on tour in Scotland.08 March 2010 -
News A 700-year-old effigy of a Bishop is being resurrected alongside medieval stones at a cathedral in ScotlandAn effigy of a powerful medieval bishop is going on display for the first time in 20 years in Elgin for the Easter weekend and beyond.21 March 2016 -
News A circular prehistoric monument built by early Welsh farmers for ritual performance has been found in WalesA circular prehistoric monument built by some of the earliest farmers in Wales has been discovered in the Vale of Glamorgan near a series of pits containing pottery and flint.09 June 2016 -
News A connection with prehistory: Artists create film about one of UK's first Neolithic ritual monumentsA year-long set of excavations at Whitehawk Hill, a 5,500-year-old Stone Age monument covering six acres above Brighton, has been turned into a three-screen installation by artists and filmmakers.09 February 2016 -
Curator's Choice A guaíza: The tiny sculpture of a face found by archaeologists at an indigenous Dominican Republic houseThis creamy coloured face, found by archaeologists in the Caribbean, is roughly the size of half a hard-boiled egg and dates from the 13th or 14th century, says Alice Samson.10 April 2016 -
News A huge mysterious structure has been discovered under the largest Neolithic rubbish dump in ScotlandA mysterious ten-metre wide structure and a set of huge slabs have been discovered in one of the final trenches dug at a historic site on an Orkney ness.24 August 2016 -
News A Mesolithic social territory: Archaeologists examine bloodstones in forest on north-west coast of ScotlandCharcoal-producing platforms, roundhouses, tools and evidence of hunter-gathering have been found at a site on the north-west coast of Scotland, say archaeologists.14 March 2016 -
AHRC puts film of Blue Stonehenge stone circle discovery on YouTubeAhead 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 on YouTube.08 October 2009 -
News "Almost unbelievable" return of stolen Roman head surprises staff at VindolandaA stone fragment of the head of a young male, stolen from Roman Vindolanda in Northumberland in the first theft at the site for 45 years, has been quietly returned four months later.14 October 2015 -
News "Almost unbelievable" Roman archaeology find thrills Museum of London archaeologistsArchaeologists in the city of London say a limestone sculpture of an eagle, dated to the 1st or 2nd century AD, could be the finest Romano-British example ever discovered.29 October 2013 -
News "Amazing" Bronze Age burial in Buckinghamshire contained skeletons of two children, say archaeologistsArchaeologists examining 250 bones and fragments say they could come from a Bronze Age burial on an island cut off by the River Thames.05 November 2014 -
C24 Feature Amputation knives to historical gold mines: key exhibits from the new National Civil War CentreAhead of the public opening of the new £5.4 million National Civil War Centre in Newark on Sunday, curators and experts introduce some of the star objects going on display.30 April 2015 -
News An amazing grave: Archaeologists say skeleton of woman is latest known early medieval burial found in WalesArchaeologists will carry out tests on the dental enamel of a 12th or 13th century woman, in her 60s and suffering arthritis, found beneath a church site in Nefyn.26 March 2015 -
News "An untouched archaeological treasure chest": Excavations to begin at vale ten times size of StonehengeThe Vale of Pewsey, where Marden, a house built in around 2400 BC stands, is at the centre of a three-year archaeological investigation led by the University of Reading.24 June 2015 -
News Ancient Egyptians slaughtered animals on "industrial scale", according to new exhibitionThe Manchester Museum will explore the industry of slaughter surrounding votive offerings of mummified animals in a new exhibition, Gift for the Gods.12 August 2015 -
News Anglo-Saxon warrior splendour: The "extremely significant" new finds from the Staffordshire HoardCarried out with a £400,000 grant from Historic England, Birmingham Museums Trust and the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery say their new research is “like a giant jigsaw puzzle".29 May 2015 -
News Archaeological "Aladdin's cave" opens to public at English Heritage's Wrest ParkPictures, facts and figures as English Heritage puts a third of its total stored collection on public display in a £1.9 million warehouse following a two-and-a-half year project.07 May 2014 -
News Archaeologists are about to discover where Henry I was buried at Reading's huge medieval abbeyThe spot where Henry I was buried is almost certain to be revealed as archaeologists begin to scan his former powerhouse at Reading Abbey this week.13 June 2016
