2+ week, 5+ day ago   (133+ words) and 30 August were captured on The Independent’s front pages Explore how major events between 24 and 30 August were captured on The Independent’s front pages Three members of the so-called Guinness Four arrive...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1262+ words) Hours after Japanese war planes bombed Pearl Harbor and military installations across Oʻahu on December 7, 1941, martial law fell over the Hawaiian Islands. The military took control of the territory almost overnight. And the FBI, which had a list of suspects,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (862+ words) Brits Michael and Christine Egan both died on the 103rd floor of the south tower on September 11, 2001. Now, 25 years on, Jonathan Egan has been working hard across the pond to make his Yorkshireman father proud The week the Twin Towers fell,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (481+ words) Shijin Jiang pulled the precision binocular headband magnifier over her eyes and hunched down within a few inches of the ancient text resting on a light board. Using a pair of hand tools, Shijin carefully inspected the sheet made from…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (439+ words) Cat’s name likely hints at villa owner’s link to North Africa Unique mosaic engravings unearthed at the ruins of a Roman-era villa in Turkey could be memorialising its rich owner’s beloved pet dog “Ocean” and cat “Emerald”, archaeologists say. The…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (393+ words) Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome, a 1st century AD depiction of a maritime city in what became the largest bath complex in the world. Mayor Robert Gualtieri presented…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (403+ words) The hidden gallery will reopen next month A hidden gallery at the Natural History Museum that has been closed since the Second World War will reopen. For the first time in over eight decades, the Nature and Us space at…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (104+ words) Homeowner discovers Denmark's biggest-ever Viking silver hoard while digging new patio. A homeowner digging a new patio discovered Denmark's biggest-ever haul of Viking silver. He initially thought his garden fork had struck a piece of old iron. Instead, he began…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) Finding considered one of the most important from time period between 5th and 4th century BC Excavations at the ancient city of Aspendos in Turkey have unravelled a trove of 2,400-year-old silver coins bearing engravings of wrestlers from the era, shedding light…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (365+ words) Roadworks that may have frustrated residents have yielded an archaeological prize: a cache of 10th-century pottery among the oldest medieval works ever found in the Georgian capital. The works on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi's stately central boulevard, began this summer to…...