The strange skeletons that could rewrite the history of the pyramids

Entrance to the Midas Mound at Gordion in ...

BETTANY HUGHES on bringing seven magnificent monuments to life

It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It

Missing for centuries, where are the final resting places of some of history’s greatest figures?

Cultural Crusader

Studying ancient worlds is now more relevant than ever — and state school children are missing out, says Bettany Hughes