Archaeologists discover Wiltshire site is forerunner to Stonehenge and has been continually occupied since 8,820BC
‘Richard III remains’ found in Leicester car park have doubt cast upon them
Leading academics claim there is no proof Leicester body with twisted spine belonged to the last Plantagenet, Richard III
Ancient Viking code deciphered for the first time
Runologist cracks the mysterious jötunvillur code – and discovers medieval ‘text messages’
850,000-year-old human footprints found in Norfolk
Happisburgh prints believed to have been left by small group of adults and children are the oldest discovered outside Africa
Israel brings Dead Sea scrolls to life with upgrade of digital archive
Website includes 10,000 new images, more manuscript descriptions and translated content, and a faster search engine
Stonehenge unveils its £27m makeover in time for the winter solstice
After 30 years of planning and archaeological controversy, the ancient stones offer pagans and other visitors more than ever
Battle for Richard III reburial site on hold as high court case is adjourned
Judicial review hearing delay as Leicester council becomes party to case involving Plantagenet Alliance on resting place for bones
Frogs’ legs may have been English delicacy 8,000 years before France
Dig at Blick Mead, Wiltshire, a mile from Stonehenge, turns up bones of toad’s leg dating to between 7596BC and 6250BC
British Museum’s El Dorado exhibition shines light on ancient Andeans
Colombia’s little-understood pre-Hispanic cultures are revealed in their full complexity with this display of gold artefacts
• British Museum strikes gold with El Dorado show
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Silverdale Viking treasure to go on display in Lancashire
County museum service raises £110,000 to acquire Silverdale hoard, the third-largest Viking hoard found in UK