Photo of the Parthenon in Greece

Archaeology

Two traditional thatched-roof huts made of mud and wood standing in a grassy field, decorated with striking red, white, and yellow painted geometric patterns under a blue sky.

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Are these the world’s oldest cities? Inside the megasites that Soviet authorities didn’t want you to see. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Collage of twelve photographs of ancient Roman sites, including ruined amphitheatres, a triumphal arch, a mosaic floor, a columned temple, and old paved roads.

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These are the 12 most underrated Roman sites in the world – how many have you visited?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Orange LiDAR image revealing an ancient geometric earthwork in the Amazon rainforest, with circular and rectangular structures visible beneath the forest canopy.

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The Amazon rainforest is hiding an ancient secret – and scientists now know what it is. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Overhead view of a human skeleton buried in a seated position within a circular pit at an archaeological excavation in Dijon, France.

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These Iron Age bodies were all buried in the same bizarre way. What does it mean?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

After 20 years away, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca. In one of the Odyssey's most dramatic scenes, he reveals his identity by stringing his great bow before turning it on the suitors who have overrun his household, bringing his long journey to a violent and decisive end | Credit: Getty Images

General ancient history

Is the Odyssey the first historical novel? How Homer recreated a world of gods and monsters

The fall of Troy marks the end of the decade-long war described in Homer's Iliad, but it is only the beginning of The Odyssey | Credit: Getty Images

Ancient Greece

Did the Trojan War really happen? Here's why even Odyssey experts can't agree

Close-up of archaeologists using hand tools and brushes to excavate a deposit of animal bones, soil and flat stones around Structure 10 at the Ness of Brodgar.

Stone Age

An ancient mystery is hiding under one of Scotland's major archaeological sites – and it's about to be dug up

Archaeologist Phil Harding standing before the towering stones of Stonehenge under a cloudy sky, with one of the monument’s iconic megaliths rising behind him.

Stone Age

Archaeologists find ancient clues that may unlock a major Stonehenge mystery

A four‑panel collage of scenes and artworks from Pompeii. The top left shows a stone‑paved street lined with ruined Roman buildings under a bright sky. The top right shows a fragment of a building interior with surviving frescoes beneath a wooden roof. The bottom left shows a still‑life fresco of food, vessels, and folded cloth. The bottom right shows a detailed mythological fresco with multiple human figures in classical style.

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On the edge of catastrophe: life in Pompeii as Vesuvius was about to erupt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A detailed Persian miniature painting showing a central figure seated on a raised platform beneath a decorated canopy, surrounded by a halo of flames. Attendants and courtiers in colourful robes and turbans sit or stand around them, with trays of food, vessels, and fans arranged in the scene. Stylized hills, flowers, and animals fill the background, all rendered in intricate patterns and bright colours.

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12 modern trends with surprisingly ancient roots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An image of Roman ruins, including tall structures with 6 columns in the background. There is a large curved wall in the foreground

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Think you know everything about ancient Rome? These 25 facts will prove otherwise. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who was REALLY buried at Sutton Hoo? The secrets behind the famous helmet. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A landscape image shows a grey and orange stone wall in a semi-circle shape, overlooking a large hill range and a blue sky. On either side of it there are trees

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Kavita Puri's hidden histories: the enduring appeal of archaeological sites. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large marble statue of a woman, with many bulbous growths all over her front

General ancient history

This ancient goddess commanded a Wonder of the World – but why did she have thirty breasts?

Four small terracotta masks in a line. The two in the middle have black hair and beards, one with a white face and the other with an orange face. The ones on either end are plain beige faces.

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The making of Rome's monster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration depicting five stone hands piled on top of one another, on a small patch of grass, against a pink background

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Let’s get things done together, like the builders of Stonehenge did. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woman with blonde hair and wearing a navy T shirt stands looking up towards the top left of the image. She has a large white earring and stands in front of some Roman ruins

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Alice Roberts: “Christianity didn’t invent itself as an empire from nothing: it adapted existing Roman structures”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting showing a black beast biting the leg of an orange man dressed in a loincloth

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What have the Etruscans ever done for us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Paint your own pot, like an ancient Etruscan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustrated drawing shows 3 peasants, dressed in yellow, green and orange, exchanging goods including corn and chicken. A pink pig is in the foreground

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Live locally, live sustainably, live medieval. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Newgrange, a prehistoric monument in the Boyne Valley of eastern Ireland

General ancient history

Were ancient Ireland’s ‘incestuous elites’ just a myth? A tomb older than Stonehenge has new answers

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Shipwrecks: a porthole to the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Egyptologist Howard Carter near golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in Egypt in 1922.

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Is the mummy's curse real? False tales about ancient Egyptian mummies (plus some true ones). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A section of the Via Flaminia – the ancient route linking Rome with Rimini – in Fossombrone (Photo by karayuschij/Getty Images)

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“Roman roads turn up so often” | Catherine Fletcher on what the Romans did for European transport networks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Jacq Barnard.

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My life in historyProject manager at the Sutton Hoo's Ship's Company. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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General History

Where is Bridgerton filmed? 5 places to visit for fans of the popular Netflix period drama

A Neanderthal skull and some of the tools used by the Neanderthals. (Photo by Getty Images)

General prehistory

Your guide to Neanderthals, plus 7 fascinating facts

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