Archaeologists in the UK uncovered a spectacular burial, a Roman elite woman, buried with precious substances.

Gertrude Bell with Sir Percy Cox and Ibn Saud, the first king of Saudi Arabia. Basra, April 1916. (Gertrude Bell Archive/Newcastle University) On a dark November day in 1929, the nascent British ...

Ancient England had more "bling" than historians have given it credit for. That's the conclusion archaeologists drew from a cache of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts from northeast England dating back ...

Uncovering a precious artefact from the ground can bring metal detectorists tantalisingly close to a historical past. How can these finds contribute to our understanding of earlier times? Alex Hunt of ...

The British Museum released its annual tally of archaeological items found by the public — and the newest list is record-setting, the museum said this week. Overall, 53,490 archaeological discoveries ...

George Osbourne has just announced that government departments have to find £3 billion in savings over the next year. The Department of Communities and Local Government will have a reduction of £230 ...

The Institute of Digital Archaeology (IDA) has filed a freedom of information request to the British Museum after the London museum refused to grant the institute permission to make a 3-D scan of the ...

UK archaeologists are facing a wave of cuts that they say will lead to a loss of skills and take the teaching of the subject "back to the 1950s". To cut its national budget deficit, the UK government ...

A new archaeology gallery at the Maidstone Museum has been opened by comedian and actor Hugh Dennis. Mr Dennis said he had heard about the gallery through friends at the Kent Archaeological Society ...

Describes a unique archaeological object. Shows evidence of technological innovation in the early years of professional dentistry. Demonstrates that dental history can contribute to the interpretation ...

Manama, Nov. 22 (BNA): The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) continues its efforts to raise awareness of Bahrain’s cultural and historical heritage by organising two open meetings ...