Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng – Iceland’s Pompeii
In 1104, Hekla, a fissure stratovolcano in the south of Iceland erupted violently with a VEI of 5, covering over 55,000 km2 (roughly half of Iceland) in a layer of rhyodacitic tephra.
New insights into origins of the Stone of Scone
The Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny, is a block of sandstone with deep-rooted symbolism in Scottish monarchy and kingdom.
Lost works of the Brother’s Grimm discovered
Researchers discover lost works of the Brother’s Grimm in the Adam Mickiewicz University Library.
The history of the Oak Island Money Pit
Oak Island, located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, is a small 140-acre island which has been the subject of an ongoing treasure hunt since 1795.
Stone sphere among artefacts repatriated to Costa Rica
395 pre-Columbian artefacts have been repatriated to Costa Rica thanks to a grant by the United States Embassy to the Cultural Agreements Fund.
The Alaca Höyük meteoric dagger
The Alaca Höyük meteoric dagger is an iron forged dagger with extraterrestrial origins.
Ford Nucleon – The atomic-powered car
The Nucleon is an unrealised concept car designed by the Ford Motor Company in 1957.
The ancient tradition of barrow burials is being revived in England
A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, has been granted permission to build the first and only modern barrow site in the East Midlands, England.
Artist’s fantasy home gets Grade II listed status
A flat, transformed by artist, Ron Gittins, has been granted Grade II listed status by Historic England.
Unique Māori cloak made from kākāpō feathers goes on public display
A unique Māori cloak, made from the feathers of the critically endangered kākāpō has gone on public display following vital conservation work by Culture Perth and Kinross, the British Museum, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Explore the Cutty Sark in new immersive virtual reality (VR) experience
The Cutty Sark, one of the world’s most famous ships, has been recreated in virtual reality by experts at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and Smartify.
Unique “stele of the twin babies” unveiled
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens has unveiled the only surviving example of a funerary relief depicting twin babies in the same arms.
1930’s British railway carriage found buried in Antwerp
Archaeologists from the city of Antwerp, Belgium, have uncovered a 1930’s British railway carriage during excavations for the Oosterweel Link.
Stolen cultural treasures from Japan found in Massachusetts attic
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have announced the recovery of 22 cultural treasures from Okinawa, Japan, which were discovered in an attic in Massachusetts, United States.
New life for the Sycamore Gap tree
In September 2023, an act of vandalism felled the iconic sycamore tree at Whin Sill Gap on Hadrian’s Wall.
