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British prehistory: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tourists at Stonehenge

Stonehenge: a prehistoric tourist trap. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The fact that so many cultures have a myth about a devastating flood has led some historians to wonder if there may have been a real event that explains the myths. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

General prehistory

Q&AWas there really a 'Great Flood'?

Medieval trepanning

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Q&AWhat is trepanning?

A 15th-century map of the world illustrating a Latin edition of Ptolemy's the 'Geography'. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

12 alternative giant leaps for mankind – from carnivorism to Magna Carta. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A closer look at the Staffordshire Hoard. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A counting of goats and rams in cuneiform script, ancient Ngirsu, Iraq, 2360 BC. (DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

Cuneiform: 6 things you (probably) didn’t know about the world’s oldest writing system

General prehistory

12 historical places to visit on the August bank holiday weekend

In the ninth century Pope Nicholas I decreed that St Peter’s symbol, the cockerel, should be displayed on all churches and many incorporated the design into weather vanes. Pictured here is the St Thomas church spire, Melbury Abbas in Dorset, United Kingdom. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

Q&AWhat does Jesus have to do with cockerel weather vanes?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Old Wardour Castle

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Schama on 'Civilisations'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The origins of civilisation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From dragons to unicorns: finding fantastic beasts in ancient history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The birth of Eurasia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The gruesome remains of prehistoric murder victims uncovered in Europe's bogs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of girls taking a bath as part of a contest to see who can wash the fastest.

General prehistory

Q&AHow old is bathing?

Celts special. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A brief history of graffiti and creativity. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Showering, teeth brushing and donning underwear: the strange history of our daily routine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General prehistory

My favourite place: Ronald Hutton

In picturesStonehenge tourism through history

Magna Carta, the Roman Republic and the Enlightenment: 11 historical concepts explained in minutes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Revellers at Stonehenge

General prehistory

Q&ADid the druids have anything to do with Stonehenge?

Clock gears in motion

Q&AWhy are there 24 hours in a day?

Bathhouse

Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Revealed: Racton Man was Bronze Age warrior chief

A reconstructed round house at Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. (Alamy)

History Explorer: Life in the Bronze Age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historic San Felipe de Barajas castle is one of the main attractions in Cartagena, Colombia. (Image: Thinkstock by Getty Images)

General prehistory

My favourite place: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

An ancient Greek gold coin

Q&AWhen were the first coins made?

A painting in the cave of Altamira, Spain

The rise of Homo sapiens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.