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A project to dig up a prehistoric ritual site described as “Cornwall’s ancient sacred heart” is set to go ahead after it received funding.

The Stonehenge World Heritage Site is big – so big, it is actually split in two, with much of it around Avebury.

People have lived and worked in the area long before they were ever declared a World Heritage Site – so when someone needs to build something, how do you make sure it will not negatively affect the much loved sites?

Well worth stopping when passing Membury service station upon the M4. Membury, of course, is another wondrous story..

Scientists in Spain say they have discovered the oldest full human fingerprint after unearthing a rock which they say resembles a human face and suggests Neanderthals could make art.

The isle is home to the site of Cladh Hallan, where rare Bronze Age burial discoveries reshaped British archaeology.

Dig Alderney has discovered part of an Iron Age round house in its latest excavation.

Initially, the most recent dig had not revealed much archaeology but this latest find will offer a target for future excavation

Researchers are uncovering more remnants from the Iron Age in Alderney.

A dig which is taking place at Les Huguettes on Longis Common is exploring more of a second roundhouse structure that was found on the site in 2024.

A “one-of-a-kind” cache of 933 Iron Age gold coins whose finder was convicted of attempted theft is to go on permanent display close to where it was discovered.

A hoard of “exceptionally rare” 3,000-year-old gold ornaments, found by metal detectorists in Dorset, is the subject of a campaign to keep it in the county.

Plans to protect Stonehenge from future developments are under way.

The proposal is to introduce a planning document for Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site which will have to be taken into account when authorities are considering upgrades to roads or other visitor pressures at the “internationally significant” site, Wiltshire Council’s report states.

A metal detectorist has described his amazement after finding all three parts of what is believed to be a Bronze Age axe head in a field at his family farm.

A hoard of metal fragments found on farmland was the Bronze Age equivalent of a modern-day recycling bin, an expert said.

Visitors to an ancient chambered cairn in Galloway are being given the chance to see how it might have looked 6,000 years ago.

Archaeologists have discovered ancient tools which they believe show evidence of one of the earliest human populations yet known in Scotland.

Archaeologists are to begin a five-year project to excavate the site of a nationally important Iron Age hillfort and analyse their finds.

The first dig will take place on the protected ancient monument at Wandlebury Country Park, external, just south of Cambridge, from 28 April to 9 May.

An ancient textile which gives a unique insight into Iron Age Scotland is to go on display for the first time.

The remains of a prehistoric chariot wheel have been discovered at the site of a new Highland golf course.

The remains of a Late Bronze Age settlement “of considerable significance” were uncovered during the development of a new road, archaeologists said.

“I guess over time, I just started to wonder if there might be more to this standing stone up in my local woods.”

Archaeology enthusiast George Bird said he had been “dragging” his friends to stone circles across the Peak District for years.

A forestry agency has said plans for a woodland holiday park will not be affected by the discovery of a stone dating back to the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the “largest and most important” Iron Age finds in the UK.

Archaeologists have discovered that what was thought to be a single standing stone in a forest is part of a larger ceremonial site dating back 3,700 years to the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists identify a possible Celtic settlement on the island and believe the trove was hurriedly transported there

Two new buildings will be built near Stonehenge, after plans for a pair of learning centres were given the go-ahead.

A prehistoric burial site in Dorset is now thought to be the earliest known large circular enclosure in Britain prompting researchers to question whether current dating of Stonehenge may need revising.