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As recent summers have demonstrated, a holiday in a Mediterranean resort in July and August is now a case of enduring extreme ...

When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate ...

But then, centuries later, it would be devastated by disease. And despite being prized for its strength, the larch, much like ...

THE experts will tell you that our Royal Family dazzled the President of the United States with pomp, pageantry and all the gilded trappings of ancient history. In fact, thanks to our King, ...

In olden times Britain was known for its sacred routes. Canterbury Cathedral became a popular pilgrimage destination after ...

England’s first king deserves to be remembered as anniversaries near. A new biography of Æthelstan, recently published to ...

Archaeologists believe they may have unearthed an "incredibly rare" stone carving of the face of a person who lived in Fife ...

When we talk about the Ancient Britons, we are actually referring to a group of people known as the Celts. They lived in ...

Prayagraj: To restore and conserve the heritage of the city of Prayagraj, which has witnessed multiple eras — from ancient ...

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi travels the world digging into the origin of Homo sapiens in a five-part BBC series ...