Hampi’s 2,000 temples and ancient stones attract half a million pilgrims and tourists each year. Conservationists want the site in Karnataka restored to its medieval glory – but the price is the eviction of those who live in its old bazaar
Thames holds a mirror to 60 years of change
The Thames is at the heart of the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations. And a trip down it by boat is the best way to see how much the nation has changed during her reign
How stone age man invented the art of raving
New scientific techniques reveal how large tribal gatherings swept neolithic Britain
Archaeologists accuse MoD of allowing US company to ‘plunder’ shipwreck
Experts take legal advice in effort to block lucrative deal on underwater excavation of HMS Victory
How fishermen are bringing lost secrets of UK waters to land
As trawlers dredge up more wrecks from our seas, a pilot scheme is set to record their finds
Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba’s wealth
A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba derived her fabled treasures
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
How Birdsong creates a replica of First World War’s tunnels
Expert archaeologist helped drama producers make exact model of underground network
Bronze Age man’s lunch: A spoonful of nettle stew
Archaeological dig reveals hundreds of objects, from six oak-tree boats to a bowl of food