Prehistoric
This island is the ‘dinosaur capital’ of the UK – although record-breaking prehistoric giants, heavier than African elephants, were found elsewhere
The UK has had its fair share of ginormous dino digs over the centuries – but what's been the biggest discovery?
Scientists examined 6 gigantic Bronze Age rubbish heaps across England. What they found is epic
Analyses of animal bones found in ancient rubbish heaps across Wiltshire and the Thames Valley suggest people travelled great distances to feast together towards the end of the Bronze Age.
"Most unexpected is the size of the animal": massive flesh-eating dinosaur uncovered in Wales
The fossil of a jawbone kept in the National Museum of Wales for decades has finally been identified as a new species of dinosaur. Scientists estimate that the prehistoric predator measured up to 7 metres long – roughly the length of a bus.
50,000 years ago, on an island in the Pacific Ocean, there lived real-life hobbits – wait, what?
Discover the ancient human species that was barely three feet tall
“A remarkable find": student unearths prehistoric animal on Jurassic Coast
The 145-million-year-old mammal fossil – discovered at Durlston Bay in Dorset – reveals a new species that lived alongside dinosaurs.
10 deadly prehistoric dogs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago: Are these the most ferocious canine hunters of all time?
The ancestors of domestic dogs were different beasts and make today’s most terrifying breeds look like pampered pooches in comparison…
These 10 groundbreaking Historic England projects have revealed fascinating details about Britain’s past
Discover how archaeologists, conservationists and geophysicists at Historic England are piecing together the past – one burial, shipwreck and dinosaur sculpture at a time
Were there ever any lions in Britain?
Did you know lions once roamed the British Isles?
This petrifying, giant armored prehistoric millipede – the size of a double duvet – was the largest bug to ever stalk the UK and indeed the world
At 2.6m in length and nearly 50kg in weight, this massive stem-millipede is the largest terrestrial invertebrate ever discovered…
Colossal Iron Age hoard found by detectorist changes what we know about life in ancient Britain
Chariots, cauldrons and ceremonial spears – over 800 items unearthed near the village of Melsonby in North Yorkshire "one of the most important and exciting" Iron Age hoards ever found in the UK, say experts.
The world's biggest-ever dog was a prehistoric monster the size of a brown bear that could crush bone with its fearsome teeth
This ancient dog wasn’t anything like our beloved pooches, it was more comparable in size to a brown bear and it had powerful jaws designed for crushing bones…
