From the diver who finds the body parts, to the forensic specialist who identifies flecks of paint on the victim and the handwriting expert who examines the killer’s notes… What happens behind the yellow tape of one crime scene
Centurion has a familiar ring about it, but it’s not because it sticks to the facts
No one knows what really happened to the Ninth Legion, and with its demise early in the movie the film-makers lost the plot
Are the Parthenon marbles really so special?
Once again there are calls for these grand sculptures to be returned to Greece. But the repatriation of historical artefacts is rarely straightforward
York Minster tantalises archaeologists with hints of Saxon church
What happened after the Romans left and the Vikings of Jorvik arrived? Two post holes and a jumble of bones may hold a clue
Stonehenge as you’ve never seen it before…
Archaeologists reveal a new way of viewing Stonehenge using Google Earth software
Piltdown Man: British archaeology’s greatest hoax
When the find was revealed to be a ‘cheap fraud’, several eminent men – including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – were put in the frame. Now scientists aim to put an end to the mystery once and for all
Bard memories: why Shakespeare’s Stratford deserves a second chance
Stratford-upon-Avon felt like a theme park when I visited as a boy. Thirty years on, though, I can see why Shakespeare’s birthplace has greater significance than I first thought
Weatherwatch: Snowshoes date back to Asia over 6,000 years ago
Kate Ravilious looks at the invention of shoes that helped people cross the snow