Archæologya monthly excavation of oddities and antiquities

The Allies were stunned when in 1941 Germany’s largest battleship sank the pride of the Royal Navy… but the hunter quickly became the hunted

Something not apparent in The Lion King was Pumba the warthog’s most remarkable magic trick: the ability to disappear. Surprise a warthog in the African wild and it’ll take off like a Formula One driv

FOR DECADES HE EVADED JUSTICE, BUT IN 2018 A NEW DNA TECHNIQUE FINALLY CRACKED THE CASE OF CALIFORNIA’S INFAMOUS SERIAL KILLER. HOW DOES IT WORK AND WHY HAS IT PROVED SO CONTROVERSIAL?

Dominic Carter talks to the concept pro about getting the most out of his sketchbooks, and the cusp of huge change facing artists

There’s a giant black hole with the mass of 4 million Suns at the centre of the Milky Way. But that’s still tiny compared to its counterparts in other galaxies

The first article I have ever written – that I can think of, anyway, that wasn’t for school or a personal project – is this article, right here, and I find I have no idea how to begin. The prompt from