The prehistoric paint box and its pigment was found in a palaeolithic riverside campsite. As well as the paintbox itself, archaeologists also found numerous stone tools and arrowheads - and a ring of ...

This ancient, rudimentary hairpin, the first ever found in Scotland, was unearthed at the historic Eilean Donan Castle in the ...

After a spinal injury forced him out of work, Simon Carroll picked up a trowel — and sparked a grassroots history movement ...

Goan artist Francis Newton Souza has set a new art world auction record with his landscape ‘Houses in Hampstead’ fetching over USD 7.5 million at a Sotheby’s auction in London, nearly seven times its ...

Records of the prison date back to the late 1400s under King Henry VII, according to Smithsonian Magazine. A parliamentarian’s servant called it “a most vile prison” where their legs were shackled and ...

An "incredibly rare" item of medieval high fashion has been uncovered at a Highland castle, say archaeologists. The hair ...

During her career, Jackie has analysed thousands of ancient burial sites across the British Isles, bringing to life the old traditions around death via often cremated human remains. She's also ...

At 11 feet (3.4m) tall and nearly 27 feet (8.2m) long, Cooper’s pointy-backed herbivore – affectionately known as Apex – is ...

With around 1,800 accredited museums in the UK, we have chosen our favourites for your next culture-filled day out ...

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s Head of Medusa (1597) remains one of the most memorable images of Italian baroque art.

A rare 13th-century hair-styling tool has been added to National Museums Scotland’s (NMS) collection after being uncovered ...

The launch of an international communication campaign to promote the Sanxingdui Ruins in September 2025 at the Sanxingdui ...