Egyptian Government threatens legal action to stop the sale of Sekhemka
Egyptian Antiquities Minister, Mamdouh El-Damati, has asked the Egyptian Embassy, located in London, to take legal action to prevent the sale of the Sekhemka Statue currently residing in Northampton Museum.
World War One – Reflecting on the true poetic legacy of The Great War
THE First World War still resonates for its horrors...and for its poetry. But do the works of writers such as Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke – widely taught in schools – reflect the true poetic legacy of the trenches?
Restoration begins on historic Severn Princess car ferry
Restoration begins on historic Severn Princess car ferry
First World War Head Nurse Honoured with a Blue Plaque
Dame Maud McCarthy, the most senior nurse on the Western Front during the First World War, has been honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at her former home in Chelsea, London.
The occupation of Ninawa province by ISIS endangers Iraqs Heritage.
The occupation of Ninawa province by ISIS endangers Iraqs Heritage.
The CAER Heritage Challenge: can over 2,000 people explore over 2,000 years of history in just one month…?
The CAER Heritage Challenge: can over 2,000 people explore over 2,000 years of history in just one month...?
New Book Details Scotland’s First World War Contribution and Heritage
New Book Details Scotland’s First World War Contribution and Heritage
The Tibetan lama who wrote a world geography
A study by Tibetan scholar Lobsang Yongdan revisits a long-ignored section of a historic text to reveal how Tibetans were engaging with western scientific knowledge two centuries ago.
First atlas of Inuit Arctic trails launched
New digital resource brings together centuries of cultural knowledge for the first time, showing that networks of trails over snow and sea ice, seemingly unconnected to the untrained eye, in fact span a continent – and that the Inuit have long-occupied one of the most resource-rich and contested areas on the planet.
Scientist Uses Fossils to Confirm Historic Ohio Millstones Have French Origins
A geologist studied fossils to confirm that stones used in 19th century Ohio grain mills originated from France.
Medieval manholes: the plumbers who led the way in utility maintenance
Research by a University of Southampton professor has revealed the story of the medieval plumbers who maintained a complex water supply system, which was centuries ahead of its time.
Vanishing da Vinci
Studying a famous Leonardo self-portrait, a team of scientists has developed a new, nondestructive way to gauge degradation of ancient paper art and docs.
WWI – The Great War bred a moment of unity in British patriotism
NIGHT after night, while guns thundered and soldiers died on the battlefields of France, the Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London dutifully carried out their ancient Ceremony of the Keys.
Medieval slave trade routes in Eastern Europe extended from Finland and the Baltic Countries to Central Asia
The routes of slave trade in Eastern Europe in the medieval and pre-modern period extended all the way to the Caspian Sea and Central Asia.
