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(Ibeyi)Newly independent and proudly self-sufficient, Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Diaz mix ancient lore with heavy bass, and harmonies with distortion, to incantatory effectHaving ceded creative control to numerous collaborators on 2022’s Spell 31 (veteran pop songwriter Eg White; rapp

Archaeologists blunder into an ancient and unwittingly release a vengeful monster – with predictable and conventional resultsIn Irish folklore, the Morrígan is a powerful goddess of death and war. This horror movie imagines her as an actual historical figure: a pagan queen massac

Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety for the first time, thanks to scans and AI software

Sleep is essential, yet humans have evolved to need so little of it. When evolutionary anthropologist David Samson delved into our ancient past to find the reasons why, he discovered surprising ways to get a better night’s rest

Aya Koda's Tree is an account of the late writer's visits to Japan's most famous, and ancient, trees. Featured in Wim Wenders's film Perfect Days, it is original and thought-provoking, says Rowan Hooper

Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually smaller than us, in both height and body mass. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals surprising details about the short kings of prehistory

Miranda and Eisa Davis’s concept album based on the 1979 film is to be realised for the stage, co-directed by Jenny Koons and Hamilton’s Andy BlankenbuehlerLin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s concept album based on The Warriors, the cult novel and film about warring New York gang

The humble digestive is elevated to ancient wonder status in the competition. Plus: the US version of Doc Martin. Here’s what to watch this evening8pm, Channel 4With a place in the final six at stake, the four remaining teams must produce two dozen perfectly executed savoury mill

Aviva Studios, ManchesterThe artist’s latest show is a staggering takedown of colonial history, warfare and the migrant crisis, featuring buttons by the tonne and richly perfumed tea History has repeated itself all over Ai Weiwei’s vast exhibition of monumental sculpture in Manch

The summer’s most anticipated film will raise epic questions about culture wars, classics and the nature of film-makingIn a plot twist worthy of the ancient bards themselves, the hottest movie of the summer isn’t a superhero flick, or an alien-invasion yarn, or a crinolines-and-b

Bluecoat, LiverpoolBanerjee’s blend of British suburbia and ancient Bengali traditions is an imaginative portrayal of the artist’s dual heritage – and questions how we preserve culture todayThe stories we are told shape the world in which we live. If your father had insisted you

Christopher Nolan’s take on the Odyssey is set to break box-office records. What made the director so determined to adapt the ancient Greek epic? And why does a poem from 600BC hold a vice-like grip on pop culture? Warning: contains 2,600-year-old spoilersChristopher Nolan’s Odys