Thousands log on to transcribe handwritten catalogue dating back to 18th century and put 30,000 ancient objects online
‘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
Lost first world war training battlefield discovered in Hampshire
Elaborate trench network was identified from old aerial photographs on land that is still owned by Ministry of Defence
Prehistoric forest arises in Cardigan Bay after storms strip away sand
Skeletal trees of Borth forest, last alive 4,500 years ago and linked to lost kingdom of Cantre’r Gwaelod, appear at shoreline
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
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
Cheapside Hoard of treasure found in London a century ago goes on show
Gems and fine jewels, some from Byzantium, hidden and lost for centuries, go on display at Museum of London
Stonehenge prepares to open visitor centre after decades of rows and delays
Construction of museum, cafe and shop 1.5 miles from stones follows series of scrapped plans and missed deadlines
Silver bullion from sunken WWII ship makes it to the Mint at last
Coins commemorating 1941 sinking of SS Gairsoppa are part of 100-tonne haul recovered from North Atlantic
Crossrail digging unearths diverse and ancient London burial ground
Tunnelling project’s chief archaeologist says up to 4,000 bodies of plague victims and inmates of Bedlam may be discovered