Archæologya monthly excavation of oddities and antiquities

Two years ago, I was standing in the car park at the Stonehenge Visitor Centre on a cold, clear December evening. I had only recently started working for English Heritage and it was a few weeks before

The summer solstice on June 21 brings the longest day ‒ and might be good reason to get up early to see the sun rise just before 4am. For those in the mood, try these sunrise ‒ and sunset ‒ spots

■Distance: 5 miles/8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■Grade: ...

San Juan County, Utah. I’m hiking deep inside Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, searching for calendars carved in rocks thousands of years ago. Here, in the Four Corners region of the American Sou

From castles and country houses to medieval bridges, there are many historic features in the landscape to photograph, says Wendy Evans

What’s in a Year: A Countryman’s Tale Through ...