The world can only look on in awe and admiration at the amazing courage and tenacity of the Ukrainian people in the face of overwhelming odds. They have proved to be a far tougher adversary than the Kremlin ever envisaged. Yes, the
No one is entirely sure why, or even how, the mighty Stonehenge was built around 5,000 years ago. Now, a new study argues the world-famous Wilshire monument served as an ancient solar calendar, helping people track the days of the year. Professor
An ancient mausoleum with the largest illegal silversmithing site in Roman Britain has been discovered. Archaeologists found a huge amount of litharge – a lead oxide and by-product of silver extraction – which suggests a clan was melting down metal to get
Ancient Rome’s fascination with nudity and lovemaking will be celebrated with an exhibition revealing how ‘eroticism was everywhere’ around Pompeii ‘thanks to Greek influence’ A new exhibition in Pompeii will celebrate the city’s history with eroticism Frescos featuring big penises and sex
The real star of the new Agatha Christie movie is ancient Egypt – so hop aboard for a front-row seat
Pashminas are raining down around us like a fusillade of flapping missiles, hurled on to our riverboat by determined hawkers hell-bent on making a sale. ‘Hey, lady. Lookie, lookie, throw us money,’ yells one of them, standing on the lock wall below,
Kim Kardashian is ordered to forfeit 'stolen' Ancient Roman sculpture after it was seized by customs
Kim Kardashian has been ordered to hand over an Ancient Roman marble statue to federal authorities, after they concluded that it was ‘looted, smuggled and illegally exported from Italy’. The statue, which shows the lower half of a woman from the waist
Stand on the secluded sandy beach in Happisburgh and you’ll be looking out across submerged Doggerland, an area that once connected Britain to mainland Europe. Rising sea levels in about 6500 BC reduced it to a series of low-lying islands before flooding
Fascinating map shows how Aboriginal Australians used ‘migration superhighways’ as they travelled south across ancient continent of Sahul First-of-its-kind map has documented intricate routes used by Aboriginal tribes Supercomputer in the US used geological data to calculate most likely routes Researchers said
In December 1896, Britain’s Acting Consul-General in the region, James Phillips, embarked on an expedition to depose Oba Ovonramwen, the king of Benin. In his letter to Lord Salisbury, the Foreign Secretary, Phillips wrote: ‘I have reason to hope that sufficient ivory would
Does Putin really need another army? Russia’s defence minister wants to CLONE 3,000-year-old ancient warriors found in Siberia (and their horses to boot) Sergei Shoigu has unveiled desire to clone ancient royal warriors in Siberia The ancient Tunnug burial site is located in