Photo of the Parthenon in Greece

Archaeology

An elevated view of Cairo's Old City, which is home to a Roman tower, a Greek Orthodox church and an array of historical mosques and madrasas. (Photo by Getty Images)

Battleground of empires: Cairo in 5 cultures. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Where history happened: Georgian fossil hunting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: The Terracotta Warriors

An aerial image of Maiden Castle, site of Britain's largest hillfort. (Photo by Robert Harding/Getty Images)

What was life like in the Iron Age? Plus 6 places in Britain to explore. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Percy Fawcett and the lost city of Z: The history behind the film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"The idea that pharaohs were worshipped as all-powerful gods is just plain silly": John Romer on the truth about ancient Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Acropolis Museum Athens, combines modern and ancient

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Photo of Derinkuyu Underground City

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Revellers at Stonehenge

General prehistory

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

Photo of archaeologist revealing a skull

General ancient history

Q&AWho was the first archaeologist?

The North Sea and Bronze Age remains. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The step pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara

Q&AHow many pyramid tombs are there in Egypt?

Archaeologist Howard Carter opens the coffin of Tutankhamun. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

How did Tutankhamun die?

Photo of Lincoln Cathedral

Q&AWhat overtook the Great Pyramid of Giza as the tallest manmade structure?

Back to the Stone Age: would you survive?

Historian Miles Russell. (Photography by Philip Hartley for BBC History Magazine)

History explorerExtravagance in Roman Britain: a visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The coffin containing the remains of Richard III. The skeleton of the king was discovered in 2012 in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester, 500 years after he was killed during the battle of Bosworth. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

The discovery of Richard III's remains

History Explorer: Neolithic treatment of the dead. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Time's Anvil: England, Archaeology and the Imagination

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Second World War arctic convoys. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Kathleen Kenyon challenged biblical accounts with her pioneering work at the ancient city of Jericho. (Photo by Bettmann/contributor via Getty Images)

My history hero: Kathleen Kenyon (1906–78). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bluestones, like these in the Preseli hills, were used to build Stonehenge. (Photo by Paula Connelly via Getty Images)

Britain’s buried secrets. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lewis Chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, probably made in Norway, about AD 1150-1200. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

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Made of basalt, this inscribed stone dates to the sixth century BC. The figure is Nabonidus who was the last king of Babylon before the Persian invasion under Cyrus II. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

Babylon: From riches to ruins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.