The Lewis Chessmen are the most important chess pieces in history. Ever since the ivory figures were discovered sometime ...

Ten of the intricately-carved pieces have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first ...

Scott Shepherd sits on a set, conceived by Louisa Thompson, that looks like a drab office of the late 1990’s. In his ...

And no chess pieces offer richer insights than the 78 mixed pieces found on the Hebridean island of Lewis in 1831, and known ever since as the Lewis Chessmen. Sixty-seven are in the British Museum.

So, how are these chessmen made? And why are they so expensive? At this factory in Amritsar, India, artisans carve the pieces for the official World Chess Championship sets. And the factory ...

Its previous owners had no idea that the object was one of the long-lost Lewis Chessmen. The chessmen were found buried in a sand dune on the Isle of Lewis in 1831 but the whereabouts of five ...

They had no idea that the object was one of the long-lost Lewis Chessmen - which could now fetch £1m at auction. The chessmen were found on the Isle of Lewis in 1831 but the whereabouts of five ...

Chinese chessmen, glass beads, and other personal items and tableware. Like the Brunei wreck, on which this diver has uncovered a porcelain artifact, the Quanzhou wreck held an enormous cargo of ...

The Oh Yeah Music Centre has announced that this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Music award is a posthumous presentation ...

The Lewis chessmen have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first time. The display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh means people can now ...

The Oh Yeah Music Centre has announced that this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Music award is a posthumous presentation ...