This month’s cover shows Aberlemno II, a 2.28m-tall Pictish cross slab in Angus. Thought to date to the 8th century, its ...

In Britain, archaeologists have found Iranian and Egyptian beads, Scandinavian amber items, Aegean metalwork, Cypriot and ...

The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is vulnerable to the sea level changes, precipitation changes, and storm intensity and frequency.

North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS) and Nautical Archaeology Society are to examine the potential medieval crannog in Loch Achilty, near Contin, about 20 miles (32km) north-west of ...

Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. The entryway of the tomb was decorated with inscriptions dedicated to Isis and Nephthys, goddesses of the ...

A terracotta figurine in the form of a pig was made in Egypt around 3000 b.c., during the Early Dynastic period. Pork accounts for more than a third of the world’s meat, making pigs among the ...

A stunning 570-acre grassland farm on the Orkney Isles has launched to the market, featuring its very own private sandy cove. Noup Farm, situated on the island of Westray, represents "a unique blend ...

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At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to be from the 9th or 10th century BC. The ritualistic-looking item was ...

Scientists have revealed a hidden chapter in human evolution, showing our origins trace back to the interbreeding of two distinct species about 300,000 years ago. By analysing modern human DNA, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

and there’s also an awful lot of archaeology. It’s got Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, 12th Century — right up until then, and then in the 19th Century the lighthouse was built, and then in the World ...