Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its inhabitants bringing iron pyrite to the area specifically to enable them to light ...

The circular arrangement of pits forms a boundary over two kilometers wide, enclosing more than three square kilometers around the Durrington Walls henge and Woodhenge monuments. Each pit measures up ...

Professor Timothy Darvill, who has died of cancer aged 66, was a leading authority on prehistoric Britain; in 2008 he co-directed the first excavations within the stone circle at Stonehenge for more ...

With its rolling hills, woodland and low-lying fields, it can be hard to picture anything apart from cows, sheep and foxes roaming around the landscapes of the United Kingdom. However, thousands of ...

Archaeologists from the UCL Institute of Archaeology have made a significant discovery in Kent, unearthing some of the largest stone artifacts from prehistoric times in Britain. The excavations, ...

Join bushcraft and survival expert Ray Mears in the third and final episode of our Ancient Britain series, as he explores the relics of Iron Age Britain. On his journey, Ray visits the magnificent ...

Flag Fen Archaeology Park sits in the midst of a unique Bronze Age landscape east of Peterborough, in England. Some 3,500 ...

In the 1970s, archaeologists unearthed prehistoric human remains from a deep underground shaft in Somerset, England. The truth of what really happened to those men, women, and children, however, has ...

Researchers have found that a prehistoric burial site called Flagstones is one of the earliest known large circular enclosures in Britain. Located in Dorset, Flagstones dates to around 3200 B.C.E., ...

Archaeologists have verified the existence of the largest prehistoric structure in Britain. The enormous prehistoric pits ...