Archaeologists object to covering the amphitheatre's unique underground space and point to more vital restoration projects in the country

Painting is the only surviving contemporary image of the monarch

Many are questioning how Prime Minister Narendra Modi can justify his "vanity project" as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients

Archaeologists fear the structural changes aimed to improve access to the Unesco site will “dramatically” change its form

New research for British Museum exhibition means panels depicting St Thomas Becket's healing miracles will be correctly reassembled after centuries in the wrong order

The terrorist group destroyed 350 churches and persecuted Iraqi Christians in 2014

Sometimes the wistful memory of time long past is all one needs to spend a few hundred thousand.

Conservation experts and lobby group launch a Green Paper to put Europe’s heritage at the heart of the EU’s greening policy

The 3,000-year-old site is remarkably preserved, with pottery, daily tools and human remains found among its intact walls

After a £4.3m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant and years of restoration, the historic priory is set to open this summer

As future of London's historic Whitechapel foundry hangs in the balance, artist’s bell will be made elsewhere

Medieval masterpiece by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck is being unveiled today after a three-year treatment

Big enough to cross the Atlantic, the high-tech research vessel Alfred Merlin ushers in a new era for French underwater heritage

Art historian who knew the building best says the Indigenous community who worshipped in the unique 16th-century church should decide what will replace it

Research commissioned by the trust provoked complaints from Conservative politicians amid UK culture war around controversial monuments

X-rays and computer algorithms preserve the complicated technique of letterlocking, which turn writing paper into envelope

Eyewitnesses say Eritrean military stormed an Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Axum, killing hundreds

Ernst August Sr, Prince of Hanover, claims that his son went behind his back to seize control of his estates

Celtic deity from Cambridgeshire sports impeccable hair that is slightly longer at the back

Unesco has expressed alarm that the development will encroach onto the protected zone of the World Heritage site

New examinations of John the Baptist wall paintings in Augsburg cathedral date them to more than 1,000 years ago

Opponents argue that some public statues reinforce racism, chauvinism, sexism and homophobia

Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black

The unique Palaeolithic instrument was found in a cave rich in rock art, and was marked with red pigment that matches the paintings

Artsakhi ministers have asked Russia to intervene in their bid to recoup paintings, sculptures, and precious stones after relinquishing culturally significant city of Shusha

Through videos, audio clips, 3D models of destroyed sites and images of their works, Iraqis describe what they endured and their hopes for the future

New online platform aims to turn traditionally scholarly subject into something "easily digestible and fun to explore"

Moves by parishes to replace pews with chairs for “flexibility” anger traditionalists

The warty pig painting was found in a cave in Indonesia and is thought to be at least 45,500 years old

The major avenue will undergo a €250m makeover to restore its former splendour, following the 2024 Summer Olympics