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Toilet seats of elites reveal dysentery parasite in biblical Judah

Luxurious lavatories have led archaeologists to evidence of a...

Q&A: James Holland and Keith Burns on their epic WW2 illustrated history

It is intended to appeal to adults nostalgic for...

Medieval minstrel’s very modern shtick found hiding in plain sight

How did you please a medieval English comedy crowd? Going by an extraordinary new discovery, you gave them killer hares, jousting bears, social subversion and...

Romano-British style secrets star at new Viroconium museum

The Love Island look evidently has venerable roots. Accessories...

All of Handel’s London townhouse open to public for first time

The house in London's Mayfair where George Frideric Handel...

First-known coin of Charlemagne’s queen reveals Anglo-Saxon influence

A "hugely important" newly discovered coin of Charlemagne that...

‘Sherds, not words, offer nuanced account of Greco-Persian ties’

A new exhibition at the British Museum seeks to...

New protection for Roman London’s ‘enigmatic’ riverside wall

Three recently uncovered sections of the massive and "enigmatic"...

New details uncovered of British girl’s kidnap and rescue in 1920s Raj

Previously unseen papers have revealed new details of the...

Genetic study reveals origins and closest living relatives of ‘enigmatic’ Picts

Forget the Venerable Bede's tale of seaborne Scythian invaders....

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