Woman dubbed ‘Kingsmead’s queen’ is found with unusual necklace of gold beads and finely decorated cup
Archaeologists find 10,000 objects from Roman London
Discoveries include writing tablets, thousands of pieces of pottery and a large collection of phallus-shaped luck charms
Stonehenge may have been burial site for Stone Age elite, say archaeologists
Dating cremated bone fragments of men, women and children found at site puts origin of first circle back 500 years to 3,000BC
Flight of the Valkyrie: the Viking figurine that’s heading for Britain
Thumb-sized figurine discovered in Denmark by amateur archaeologist is the only 3D representation of a Valkyrie ever found – and will arrive at British Museum in 2014
British Museum to showcase relics from Pompeii and Herculaneum
Objects to survive the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 head to British Museum for exhibition opening next month
It’s him: skeleton found in car park is that of Richard III – live coverage
Live coverage as researchers reveal that remains are those of English king killed at Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485
Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of ancient manuscripts
Fleeing Islamist insurgents burnt two buildings containing priceless books as French-led troops approached, says mayor
Turkey wages ‘cultural war’ in pursuit of its archaeological treasures
Ankara accused of blackmailing museums into returning artefacts while allowing excavation sites to be destroyed
We came, we saw, we detected: relics from Caesar era among amateur finds
British Museum pays tribute to hordes of metal detectorists and their hoards of ancient relics, helmets, coins and weapons
Grim exhibition shows role of grave robbers in medical science
Museum of London exhibition opens this week with findings uncovered from the London Hospital’s burial ground