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Under the radar A non-profit research agency believes it has located sites of unmarked graves of prisoners

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 14 May 24

In the Spotlight Amateur archaeology is on the rise but flouting the laws can land you in prison

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 3 May 24

The Explainer Anti-Israel demonstrations at NYC's Ivy League university echo protests against Vietnam War and South African apartheid

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 1 May 24

In Depth This month, world remembers one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century

By The Week UK Published 21 April 24

The Explainer It is 40 years since most of Britain's coalminers went on strike, in the most bitter and divisive industrial dispute in recent history

By The Week UK Published 24 March 24

The Explainer US airman setting himself on fire in Washington is the latest in long line of shocking such incidents

By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published 15 March 24

In Depth Make the most of 17 March, the annual Irish saint's day festival

By The Week Staff Last updated 12 March 24

Opinion Google's AI tailored the past to fit modern mores, but only succeeded in erasing real historical crimes

By Theunis Bates Published 5 March 24

Speed Read It all started with Julius Caesar

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 26 February 24

The Explainer Why the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been at each other's throats for more than four decades

By The Week UK Published 17 February 24

Talking Point Almost 4,000 people have signed a petition calling for the castle's Redcoat Cafe to be renamed

By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published 14 February 24

In Depth Including Auld Lang Syne and Address to a Haggis

By The Week Staff Last updated 18 January 24