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.
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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?
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.
Stunning Scottish isle is only place in Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found
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.
Volunteers have been helping restore an Iron Age hillfort, which was recently damaged by vandals.
An Iron Age hillfort has been targeted by vandals who have dug firepits, ridden mountain bikes over it and ripped gates off their hinges.
For over 20 years, archaeologists in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to the region’s ancient past.
The skeleton of a Bronze Age woman is set to be archived in a museum after being unearthed at a Kent building site.
Fragments of copper alloy unearthed at one of Britain’s most important archaeology sites have been revealed to be parts of an incredibly rare Iron Age helmet.
A rare Iron Age horse brooch has been made the subject of a temporary export ban in the hope it will be acquired by a UK museum.
Ancient monuments across the UK face “complete destruction” from off-road bikers illegally using them as ramps and racetracks, archaeologists have warned.
Members of the public are helping to sustain digs across the country, even as volunteering declines
Nestled within the valleys, hills and open fields of Wales, lies one of Western Europe’s most remarkable collections of prehistoric Neolithic burial chambers.
The oldest find on the list is a prehistoric site revealed by coastal erosion at Nisabost on Harris in the Western Isles.
Stone tools made from quartz and flint were discovered in a thin layer of charcoal and peat.
A new project aims to uncover more details about ancient stone monuments believed to have been built by Scotland’s first farmers.
Researchers believe they have found possible evidence that polar bears lived in Scotland during the last ice age.
An abandoned visitor centre in Aberdeenshire, which cost £4m to build in 1997, is on the market for offers over £150,000.
Archaeolink Prehistory Park at Oyne, near Insch, shut down in 2011, after Aberdeenshire Council withdrew funding due to poor visitor numbers.
(As most who lived in Aberdeenshire knew, great idea, great site, wrong place)
A hoard of Bronze Age artefacts unearthed by a metal detectorist in the Borders has been saved for the nation by National Museums Scotland.
The quest for the origins of Stonehenge’s six-tonne Altar Stone continues as new research has found it did not come from mainland Orkney.
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An archaeological dig in a field near Mont Cochon, Jersey, has provided insight into life in the island more than 2,000 years ago.
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Jewellery worn by a Scottish woman of wealth during the Bronze Age is going on show for the first time in 4,000 years.
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A camera that belonged to a US serviceman during World War Two has been used to record an archaeological excavation in Fife.
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Archaeologists have unearthed a “stunning” Bronze Age burial chamber on one of Dartmoor’s most isolated hills.
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An Iron Age hillfort in south Shropshire was six times larger than originally thought, archaeologists have discovered.
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Volunteers who helped make two Bronze Age-style log boats by hand will discover whether they float during a celebration event.
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Two axe-heads, which are believed to be more than 4,000 years old, have been sent to the National Museum of Ireland by an anonymous letter writer.
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The final season of excavations at a famous archaeological site in Orkney is under way.
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Dartmoor National Park Authority is to spend £90,000 excavating what experts believe is a Bronze Age burial chamber.
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The remains of a wooden well dating back to the Bronze Age have been discovered during works to build a new road.
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Curators are “devastated” after gold objects dating back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age were stolen from a museum.
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