Tides, tours and treasure: a guide to Thames mudlarking
If you look down onto the foreshore of the River Thames in London at low tide, you might see, besides curious tourists and dog-walkers,...
Secrets of ancient Egyptian trade unlocked in lady’s burial balm
Balms used in the mummification of an ancient Egyptian woman almost 3,500 years ago contained ingredients that may have been sourced as far afield...
Churches with hidden paintings, holy wells and a 20th-century love story saved
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, visited St Lawrence's, Gumfreston, in April 1863, when he jotted in his diary: "Visited Gumphaston and shown...
Greek Revival masterpiece saved and revived in £3.4m makeover
It is a masterpiece of Greek Revival architecture as eccentric as the Regency baronet who created it. Now curators hope Northumberland's Belsay Hall will...
Bald and dark like his mummy — DNA redraws picture of Iceman Ötzi
Since hikers stumbled on his remains in the Italian Alps over 30 years ago, the Iceman "Ötzi" has given us a wealth of information...
