ARCHAEOLOGY

The naked bodies were thrown in a shallow grave in 17th Century Poland.

New technologies document the Etruscan, Roman and Medieval treasures of the Italian city of Volterra.

Discovery could mean dinosaurs had much bigger brains than they are given credit for.

Palaeontologists have been using a method that turns their results into nonsense.

The tomb is being restored, giving researchers unprecedented access.

Evidence that humans skinned lions and used their furs in rituals has been found in Spanish cave.

Paintings of Spanish settlers in remote Mexican caves shed new light on brutal colonisation of the Americas.

Document had been plundered by antiquities robbers in Judean Desert cave.

Family members were buried carefully but enemies were thrown into graves with disrespect.

A fossil shows that parrots like those alive today were in northern Asia millions of years ago.

Voyager strategies combined with environmental conditions to find out how ancient seafarers reached faraway lands.

Teeth found in Tanzania show that Homo habilis was right-handed like most modern humans.

Tomb on Pohnpei shows how Pacific islanders invented a new society with one single ruler.

Combined findings from DNA records and prehistoric cave-art allows researchers to retrace the elusive bovine footsteps.

Surge in volcanic activity along East African Rift System coincided with arrival of Homo sapiens.

Thirty animal figures and strange shapes are set in stone on the walls of Armintxe cave.

Over 400 footprints dating to between 5,000 and 19,000 discovered at mudflat of Engare Sero.

After one year, the ScanPyramids project has yielded its first results.

Wind and waves revealed 19th century cannonballs under a South Carolina beach - but they are blown up for safety reasons.

China's famous terracotta army bears signs of Ancient Greek influence suggesting European presence in China before Marco Polo.

An international expedition has identified the remains of ancient ships – some of which had never been seen before.

The long-lost rune stone from 1,000 years ago has been discovered near a church in Sweden.

Researchers believe this and other evidence point to widespread medicinal or ritualistic cannabis use.

Archaeologists have represented the home of a rich man of Pompeii before the catastrophic eruption of 79 AD.

Artefacts represent the furthest-travelled Roman coins before the age of collectors and mass transport

CT scans could one day allow us to listen to the voices of far older mummies.

From WWII aircraft carriers to Roman-era wrecks, here are some of the most fascinating discoveries so far.

A toilet was found in the gate-shrine, a symbol of Biblical King Hezekiah's desire to abolish pagan places of worship.

T-Rex and other large theropods that grew quickly in size often displayed crests or horns.