Archæologya monthly excavation of oddities and antiquities

Ancient India gave the world its number system, anticipated Galileo’s heliocentric theory by a millennium and spread its culture from Egypt to Siberia–only to be almost entirely forgotten. It’s past time to restore it to its rightful place in history

THE Vikings may have an enduring reputation for destruction, but the Shetland Islands were made rich by the Scandinavian invaders. From the eighth century onwards, amid a period of numerous Norse inva

Just 25 years ago, there seemed to be little new to say about the Vikings – and that was particularly the case for Viking women. The centuries-old consensus was that Viking wives and daughters stayed

1 SKARA BRAE, ORKNEY A UNESCO World Heritage Site – and older even than Stonehenge – this coastal Neolithic settlement is the finest example of its kind in Western Europe and so well preserved it has

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

East Anglia appears to be full of wonders, from carriage driving and an escaped puma to a Harrods pavilion and ancient forests, as these houses show