ARCHAEOLOGY

The pyramid has been associated with 13th dynasty pharaoh Ameny-Qemau.

Researchers have yet to date the structures precisely and to publish their findings.

The new discovery indicates that microbial life existed in hot springs far earlier than previously known.

More fossils of the elusive species were recently found in a dark cave chamber in South Africa.

An international conference has brought together archaeologists to discuss King Tut's artefacts.

There has been much debate about the purpose of these artworks, known as Nilotic landscapes.

The dinosaur had extraordinarily tiny arms.

Funerary gardens had previously only been known through iconography.

The discovery shows that advanced aerodynamic feathers evolved much earlier than thought.

Copper was an important material in ancient Egypt but little was known about its origins.

The beads were discovered in a burial mound in Illinois in 1945 but until now where they came from had been a mystery.

Were there Homo sapiens in the Americas 115,000 years earlier than we thought?

The finds include 50,000-year-old genetic material from Neanderthal urine in Belgium.

Fossils of the creature known as Tokummia katalepsis have been found in the Marble Canyon Fossil deposit.

Earliest evidence of hunting and killing a massive beast has been pushed back to 130,000 years ago.

The stone points are thought to have been used as tips for arrows or spears.

The artefact dates back to 600-900 AD.

Scientists have proposed a new theory about how the Tyrolean Iceman died

Bronze jewellery, stone tools and intact pottery were abandoned as the native Colla people fled.

The stone carvings were found in Turkey's Göbekli Tepe.

The statue was first discovered broken in 57 fragments and has just been restored.

Research at Templo mayor and Templo R may provide new insights about where sacrificial subjects came from.

It is thought to be the tomb of a nobleman called Userhat, a city judge who lived sometime between 1,500 BC to 1,000 BC.

It is the latest high profile discovery of antiquities in Egypt.

Some bodies may have decomposed into a viscous black liquid known as 'coffin liquor'.

The Roman Empire had lucrative contracts exporting wine and pottery goods from its Eastern provinces.

Analysis of DNA sequences is further refining our understanding of human history.

The ancient mummy's beautiful red and black stripy boots have been restored.

The dinosaur relative Teleocrater had features in common with crocodilians, dinosaurs and birds.