Long before the Egyptians began the pyramids, Neolithic man built a vast temple complex at the top of what is now Scotland. Robin McKie visits the astonishing Ness of Brodgar
Mass grave in London reveals how volcano caused global catastrophe
Scientists search for the explosive source of a disaster that wiped out almost a third of Londoners in 1258
Study casts doubt on human-Neanderthal interbreeding theory
Cambridge scientists claim DNA overlap between Neanderthals and modern humans is a remnant of a common ancestor
Soldiers injured in Afghanistan make surprise find on UK archaeology dig
Rehabilitation project on Salisbury plain sees soldiers astounding archaeologists with 1,400-year-old treasures
Silchester Iron Age finds reveal secrets of pre-Roman Britain
A single olive stone unearthed at the ancient town of Silchester is among the extraordinary finds that are leading archaeologists to rewrite British history
An olive stone from 150BC links pre-Roman Britain to today’s pizzeria
Archaeologists have unearthed a charred stone that suggests the Mediterranean diet came to these islands during the Iron Age
What made the creationist footprints in the Giant’s Causeway visitor centre?
The National Trust isn’t endorsing the nonsense of the young Earthers – it just knows the value of the crank pound
Chichester’s new £7m museum displays Roman past
Remains of Roman bath house that was excavated in the 1970s then reburied form centrepiece of Novium museum
Victorian domestic treasure trove found at Greenwich naval college
Champagne bottles, bowler hats and clay pipes among priceless hoard bricked up under Old Royal Naval College steps
Iron Age coins discovered in Jersey after 30-year search
About 50,000 silver and bronze coins uncovered by men who spent decades exploring one field