Women likely ruled in Stone Age China
Genetic analysis of 60 people buried in a Stone Age cemetery has revealed two clans headed by women that spanned 10 generations.
Nelson Mandela Quotes
There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
Nelson Mandela
1776 by David McCullough
1776 is a book written by David McCullough. The work is a companion to McCullough’s earlier biography of John Adams, and focuses on the events surrounding the start of the American Revolutionary War.
3,000-year-old hymn reveals musical links across Bronze Age civilizations
More than 3,000 years ago, in the port city of Ugarit on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, the scribes inscribed a song in the Hurrian language on a clay tablet.
Solar Plant Construction Uncovered a 5,000-Year-Old Fortress
A bifacially crafted arrowhead made of white quartzite has become the most remarkable discovery at an archaeological excavation in northern Sweden.
Rare copy of The Hobbit sells for ‘record-breaking’ sum
The book, which was only expected to fetch between £10,000-£12,000 at auction, attracted hundreds of bidders from all over the world.
A Second Flemish Gem Comes to Light
A Second Flemish Gem Comes to Light
1st August 2025
In line with the BBC’s popular new series Fake or Fortune?, investigating an artwork’s authenticity and provenance is an integral part of the expertise offered by every department specialist at Woolley and Wallis.
James Webb Finds Evidence of Free-Floating Planets So Large They Can Gather Their Own Planetary Systems
In this latest work, the astronomers detected excess emissions in the infrared spectra of these objects, showing that six of them have emissions associated with warm dust.