A Bronze age society that lived in what is now Spain 4,000 years ago may have been ruled by women, say archaeologists who found a skeleton with a silver crown. The bones of a woman buried with a silver diadem and other funerary riches were discovered at Spanish bronze age site La Almoloya. Archaeologists from the … Read more
Edith Pretty is neither a household name nor considered a national treasure. But had it not been for her — a wealthy, idiosyncratic widow with a ferocious sense of civic duty and patriotic pride — Britain would have been denied one of its greatest national treasures. A new Netflix film, The Dig, to be released … Read more
During her career on the Channel 4 series, she’s often had to stifle a giggle as a plethora of risque words have cropped up throughout the gameshow. And Rachel Riley’s face was a picture during a recent episode of Countdown as the word ‘Blowie’ was offered up as an answer by comedian Shappi Khorsandi. Presenter … Read more
Mark Royden, 47, has been jailed for four years after trying to steal the Magna Carta A hammer-wielding thief who attempted an extraordinary smash-and-grab on Salisbury Cathedral’s Magna Carta has been jailed for four years. Mark Royden, 47, tried to steal the 800-year-old ‘priceless’ document yet failed to break through the toughened glass box. With … Read more
‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more
Oxford classics professor, 63, is arrested over theft of ‘priceless’ papyrus bible fragments ‘stolen from university library collection and sold to US museum’ Dr Dirk Obbink, 63, was arrested last month on suspicion of theft and fraud 13 papyrus bible fragments were stolen from Oxford University’s Sackler Library The associate professor of papyrology and Greek … Read more
Parents everywhere have quickly learned just how tough it is for schoolteachers, as they embark on homeschooling their children amid the coronavirus lockdown. One person having a particularly wild time with the experience is New Girl’s Max Greenfield, who has been delighting fans by documenting his efforts to educate his rather unruly daughter Lilly on … Read more
Jamie Foxx has PRICELESS reaction to daughter Corinne singing Jay Z classic Empire State Of Mind: ‘Who knew??!’ By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 06:06 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 06:06 GMT, 2 March 2020 Jaime Foxx serves as host of the interactive TV game show Beat Shazam, where contestants have to identify the … Read more