Lost civilisations

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

How ancient architects erected some of the world’s most famous places of worship

SPOOKY STORIES OF SINISTER SPECTRES ARE NOTHING NEW. HERE, DR IRVING FINKEL TELLS US ABOUT THE GHOSTS OF ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

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

Although we may imagine the bathing practices of our ancestors to be few and far between, in fact there exists a longstanding love story between bathing and the British Isles. This tale begins with th

ARCHAEOLOGY