Turmoil in Egypt has triggered a sharp fall in tourist numbers, but it is still safe, and if you go now you’ll have its treasures all to yourself
Where to experience the winter solstice: Ireland’s prehistoric Newgrange tomb
The spectacle lasts just 17 minutes at the neolithic Newgrange monument in County Meath, but demand is so high an annual lottery is held and participants come from across the world
Gathered around the bronze age Hurlers
Minions, Cornwall: Kneeling volunteers work with trowels, intent on uncovering the mysterious pathway of quartz, last revealed in the 1930s, that seems to link two of the stone circles
A tiny corpse by the Devil’s Jumps
South Downs Way, West Sussex: Constructed about 3,500 years ago, these bronze age barrows are oriented upon the setting sun on Midsummer Day
True Olympic spirit: At the Nemean Games
At an ancient Greek stadium, anyone can compete in games run without any of the commercialism of the modern-day Olympics
India’s Hampi heritage site families face eviction from historic ruins
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
Indian villagers’ homes threatened by heritage ruling
Judgment on Tughluqabad’s fortress wall likely to force eviction of 60,000 people, amid tensions over monuments
Why illuminating Stonehenge is an unenlightened idea
Introducing more light pollution to show off these ancient stones would only disconnect us further from the landscape they inhabit