A faded label suggested the bones had been unearthed at the nearby Beachy Head cliffs sometime in the 1950s, though specific details of the original excavation had been lost to time. What followed was ...

Unlike most Anglo-Saxon gold hoards, which are typically recovered from burial contexts alongside human remains and other grave goods, these objects were found scattered across a slope with no ...

This video examines the evolutionary history of pigs and how their ancient ancestors possessed traits far more powerful than ...

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

A newly identified fossil snake reveals clues about early advanced snake evolution. Its mixed traits highlight an ancient branch of the caenophidian family tree. More than forty years after it was ...

Step inside one of England’s most iconic and mysterious landmarks with this immersive virtual tour of the Tower of London.

In a daring raid 75 years ago, four university students stole back an early symbol of the Scottish kings. It had been taken ...

Ancient Historian at University of Leicester reveals that the Rutland mosaic depicts an alternative telling of the Trojan War ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

“Where the Cambridge in Context tour gives you all the history of the town side of the Cambridge story, the Hidden Cambridge ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.