A Bronze age society that lived in what is now Spain 4,000 years ago may have been ruled by women, say archaeologists who found a skeleton with a silver crown. The bones of a woman buried with a silver diadem and other funerary riches were discovered at Spanish bronze age site La Almoloya. Archaeologists from the … Read more
Edith Pretty is neither a household name nor considered a national treasure. But had it not been for her — a wealthy, idiosyncratic widow with a ferocious sense of civic duty and patriotic pride — Britain would have been denied one of its greatest national treasures. A new Netflix film, The Dig, to be released … Read more
During her career on the Channel 4 series, she’s often had to stifle a giggle as a plethora of risque words have cropped up throughout the gameshow. And Rachel Riley’s face was a picture during a recent episode of Countdown as the word ‘Blowie’ was offered up as an answer by comedian Shappi Khorsandi. Presenter … Read more
Mark Royden, 47, has been jailed for four years after trying to steal the Magna Carta A hammer-wielding thief who attempted an extraordinary smash-and-grab on Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta has been jailed for four years. Mark Royden, 47, tried to steal the 800-year-old ‘priceless’ document yet failed to break through the toughened glass box. With … Read more
‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more