Plant remains from the distant past tell the story of how cereal domestication began
Cereals were domesticated in Syria long before they appeared in Iraq or Iran.
Malaria ravaged the ancient Roman Empire 2,000 years ago
Skeletons buried at the time of the Roman Empire bear evidence of malaria caused by plasmodium parasites.
Mystery of 20 million years of missing fossils solved with five new species
An 'explosion' of evolutionary diversity occurred when four-legged animals took their first steps on land.
Lascaux cave paintings still hide secrets more than 70 years after their discovery
On 15 December, a new site called Lascaux 4 will open its door to educate the public about the 20,000 years old paintings.
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Iron Age Turks wouldn't be seen dead without Cypriot ceramics at dinner parties
Elite Turkish feasts drove demand for elaborate pottery 3,000 years ago.
Upright-walking early human ancestor Lucy liked to hang out in trees
Lucy probably had a funny walk due to an inefficient gait.
48 skeletons discovered in 'extremely rare' Black Death plague pit – most of them children
The University of Sheffield has discovered a huge burial site at a 14th century monastery in Lincolnshire.
Beautifully crafted glass artefacts appeared in Ancient Egypt earlier than in Mesopotamia
Glass beads and vessels found in Mesopotamia were made later than previously thought, based on Egyptian creations.
Shrine of St Olaf, Viking miracle maker and king, discovered in Norway
Mystery solved as burial place of king Olaf II Haraldsson, beatified in 1031, is dug up
Single-toothed sea monsters haunted imaginations of inland Maya people
Terrifying sea monsters are depicted in 3,000-year-old art from Mesoamerican sites far away from the coast.
Long-lost ancient Egyptian city dating back 7,000 years discovered near Abydos
The discovery was made by Egyptian archaeologists near the city of Abydos.
2,000-year-old pet cats unearthed in Roman graveyard in Egypt
The way the cats were buried suggests that they were well-cared-for pets that died of natural causes.
Extremely rare and ancient 'thinking man' jug discovered in Israel
Vessel dates to Middle Bronze Age and was found alongside daggers, an axe head and arrowheads.
Mysterious ancient rock art unearthed in Jordan's Black Desert
The inscriptions tell the story of how life flourished in the desert 2,000 years ago.
Native Americans bred turkeys centuries before the 'first Thanksgiving'
Signs of sex-selection and feeding by humans suggest turkey domestication from 1200AD.
Earliest dental prosthesis made of human teeth discovered in medieval tomb
The device provides the first archaeological evidence of a dental prosthesis in the modern period.
Secrets of the Luxor Mummy: What we know about the mysterious temple of Pharaoh Thutmose III
The team who made the discovery has been excavating the temple and the necropolis beneath since 2008.
Autism may have spurred human evolution through logic and detail-based skills
Collaborative morality among hunter-gatherers included people with autism traits, allowing their skills to flourish.
Incredibly well-preserved graves of some of the earliest Christians in the UK unearthed in Norfolk
Skeletons were discovered inside tree-trunk and plank-lined coffins near a wooden structure believed to be a church.
7,000-year-old milk fat sheds light on Neolithic farming – and it doesn't even smell
Fatty molecules found in old Mediterranean milk pots show diary farming as widespread – with Greece as the exception.
Underwater Stone Age settlement a haven for fishing - and yields mysterious elk-antler pick axe
The axe has notches inscribed in it and was thrown in the rubbish when it cracked.
Secrets of ancient amulet's creation revealed after 6,000 years
Researchers have discovered that the amulet is probably the earliest object made with lost-wax casting.
This man was shackled before his burial in an Etruscan tomb 2,500 years ago
The man was probably a slave or a man condemned for an offence.
Vikings raided Europe because they couldn't marry back home
Access to women may be one of the main reasons why Norsemen raided Europe.
Secret passage discovered under stage at Shakespeare's theatre
Archaeologists unearthed money pots used to collect ticket fees and beads and pins from costumes.
Prehistoric Greenlanders ate bowhead whales to survive 4,000 years ago
DNA analysis reveals how early settlers on Greenland relied on marine mammal meat more than we thought.
What caused the tsunami that destroyed 'Atlantis'?
Volcanic material entering the sea may have caused a massive tsunami off the coasts of Crete.
5,000-year-old city from Akkadian Empire discovered in northern Iraq
Archaeologists find evidence of city wall and a temple dedicated to Mesopotamian weather god Adad.
Man searching for toilet finds 49,000 year-old evidence of earliest Aboriginal settlement in Australia
The prehistoric discovery places humans in the area 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Mystery shipwreck emerges from the depths of the Baltic Sea
First evidence suggests the ship roamed the waters of the Baltic Sea in the 19th century.
World's oldest mummies are rotting after 7,000 years due to climate change
Rising levels of humidity are encouraging bacterial growth on the mummies.
Humans lived in Australia's arid interior 10,000 years earlier than expected
Archaeological objects and animal remains rewrite history of humans who first reached Australia's arid regions.
Middle Stone Age tools associated with complex cultural behaviours
The tools bear traces of complex techniques used to process ochre for rituals and in daily life.
Ancient boat burial linked to Pharaoh Senwosret III unearthed in Egypt
Alongside boat burial remains, researchers identified remarkable images of Egyptian watercraft on the walls.
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