Curator spots 1,000-year-old brooch in lump taken from 19th-century excavation
Former minister Zahi Hawass compares Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to pharaoh
Archaeologist and former antiquities minister says rise of army leader mirrors ascent of Mentuhotep II 4,000 years ago
Ancient burial box claimed to have earliest reference to Jesus
Limestone burial box is typical of first century Jerusalem and has chiselled on side “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus’
Discovery of oldest human DNA in Spanish cave sheds light on evolution
Scientists say DNA strands in thigh bone of 400,000-year-old early human can help build clearer picture of human family tree
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
Iron age hill fort threatened by plans to build 200 luxury homes
Protesters in Shropshire say housing for ‘affluent commuters and rich retirees’ will ruin a site of national importance and set back archaeological research
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