ARCHAEOLOGY

Fossil of a wombat the size of a bull shedding light on how ancient Aboriginals lived.

The unprecedented discovery reveals details of the history of maternal health in the Byzantine era.

Fossil discovery shows a major level of brain organisation had occurred in humans at least 1.8 million years ago.

Bodies were embalmed in the Renaissance not for secular but for religious purposes.

Polish archaeologists want to fill in the missing gap in the African country's ancient records.

The pots may have been seen as a symbols of the womb in which to bury the deceased – adults and infants.

A new analysis puts the estimated date of permanent occupation of Chusang, Tibet, back by thousands of years.

The trade and cultural hub that was Chaco Canyon might not have been a good place to grow crops.

These ferocious baby dinosaurs' teeth all fell out as they turned into adults.

A joint University of Birmingham-Egypt Exploration Society Research Project has revealed a hidden wall below a visitors' pathway.

Scientists have found the earliest direct evidence of potteries being used to cook plants 10,000 years ago.

Analysis of ancient molar shows what kind of food our ancestors ate and how they cleaned their teeth.

The city's major monuments were destroyed by so-called Islamic State who took back the city this week.

This year wasn't all bad – for archaeologists in Britain at least.

Researchers mapped the city above and below ground without using a single shovel.

A mock cave was used to test how good forensic scientists are at identifying artists' sex from hand stencils.

Uncertainties remain about whether Nefertiti is buried with Tutankhamun but the 'Lady Sattjeni' has been found.

A micro CT scan has shed light on the bones and face of the man hiding behind the plastered skull.

Dinosaurs became extremely diverse for three main reasons: specialisation, localisation, and speciation.

The 1,500-year-old relic bears the face of the terrible god Odin, a pillar of Norse mythology.

Archaeologist says coastal cave on the island appears to have been a 'special place' for our extinct relatives.

A site used by Emperors to sacrifice animals has been uncovered in China.

The piece of amber was destined to become a curiosity or piece of jewellery.

The variola virus that causes smallpox diversified much later than scientists thought.

Three violent burials excavated in Poland linked with fear of vampires.

US scientists will live-stream dive intended to document the wreckage of mini-submarine.

Size variations within a species or genus was very large, which may have made them more resilient to natural disasters.

Palaeolithic humans ate a lot of fruit and veg, as evidence of fruit pips, nuts and seeds found in Israel show.

This may be one of the earliest examples of humans altering their natural environment.