Latest Archaeology News

Timeline: Ayodhya mosque crisis - 23.11.2009

BBC News looks at the troubled history of the disputed holy site of Ayodhya in northern India.

Vatican tries to woo back the art world - 21.11.2009

Pope Benedict tries to bridge the gulf between Catholicism and the arts by gathering 250 of the world's leading artists, musicians, architects and sculptors at the Sistine Chapel.

Museum given refurbishment boost - 20.11.2009

Colchester Castle Museum in Essex gets more than £260,000 to develop plans for its refurbishment.

Mammoth dung clue to extinction - 19.11.2009

A study of mammoth dung is helping unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out.

Digital media centre opens doors - 19.11.2009

The £21m Phoenix Square digital media centre, which boasts three cinemas, opens in Leicester's cultural quarter.

Roman military sites investigated - 19.11.2009

Greater protection could be given to Roman military sites in Scotland, a country with more Roman camps than any other part of Europe.

Path protects Bronze Age barrows - 17.11.2009

Volunteers are building a footpath at Woodham Common to protect two Bronze Age barrows on the site.

Ritual as Maori bones return home - 16.11.2009

The skeletal remains of 12 Maoris are sent back to New Zealand from Wales, where they were part of a museum collection.

New park-and-ride is set to open - 15.11.2009

A new park-and-ride site for Taunton, close to junction 25 of the M5, is due to open.

New forest plans given go-ahead - 15.11.2009

Planting to create England's largest native forest will soon begin in Hertfordshire after plans are given the go-ahead.