Send us your best heritage photos for a chance to win! As summer comes to an end, it is the perfect time…
CWA readers clearly are a talented bunch: we were overwhelmed by huge number and high quality of the entries for our first…
At a Leicester press conference on 4 February, experts announced that the human remains found beneath a city centre carpark last August…
Following questions about the validity of using a genetic sample from a modern day relative of Richard III to help identify his…
Hardening of the arteries is commonly associated with modern lifestyle choices, but newly-published research indicates that it affected people across the ancient…
Egyptian blue, the world’s oldest artificial pigment, could be put to a range of modern uses from medical imaging devices to remote…
Archaeologists examining the 1,600-year-old remains of a woman from Roman Spain have made a unique – if grisly – discovery: a calcified…
Ramesses III was murdered in a palace coup led by his wife and son, archaeologists announced today (17 December). A number of…
A major new exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the world-famous bust of Nefertiti opens tomorrow (7 December)…
The Cyrus Cylinder is to tour five major American museums next year in its first visit to the USA, the British Museum…
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Were Roman slaves hungry? What was it like to be a slave in the Roman Empire? The answer, according to the…
Ancient Egypt has had a deep and lasting influence on English architecture for the last 200 years. From Harrods’ food court and fanciful mausolea…