Modern-day Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish people have Pictish ancestry; the new study has been published in PLOS Genetics
Why are polders an important part of China’s water heritage? The study has been published in Planning Perspectives
Focus on silver screen stars and cinema-going, from the 1930s onwards, is now open to all; the project is led by Lancaster University
Archaeology: Modern pesticide accelerates corrosion of ancient Roman bowl; the study has been published on Scientific Reports
Medieval mass burial shows centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi genetic bottleneck; a new study published on Current Biology
Shattered glass of Beirut: British Museum to display newly conserved ancient glass vessels damaged in 2020 Beirut port explosion
Rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites
Origins of the Black Death identified. Despite the pandemic’s immense demographic and societal impacts, its origins have long been elusive
The wreck of the Gloucester, one of the most famous ships of the 17th century – which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King James II and VII – has been discovered
A unique collection of rare and valuable items relating to the former poet laureate Ted Hughes has been acquired by the University of Huddersfield