The titular king of India’s north-eastern state of Manipur is on hunger strike, aides say, in protest against the state government’s decision to evict him from his ancestral palace. Aides to Leishemba Sanajaoba say the decision was taken without his consent. They say it is in violation of a 2006 …
The UK mainland’s first fully intact Viking boat burial site has been uncovered in the west Highlands, archaeologists have said. The site, at Ardnamurchan, is thought to be more than 1,000 years old. Artefacts buried alongside the Viking in his boat suggest he was a high-ranking warrior. Archaeologist Dr Hannah …
A Cairo teenager found a priceless statue of Pharaoh Akhenaton near a rubbish bin after it had been stolen from the Egyptian Museum during the anti-regime protests. The museum’s world renowned collection was burgled and several artefacts went missing last month, including statues of King Tutankhamun and Pharaoh Akhenaton. Teenager …