ARCHAEOLOGY

The tomb is being restored, giving researchers unprecedented access.

Martha Henriques Oct 27, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 26, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 26, 2016

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

Hannah Osborne Oct 26, 2016

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

Martha Henriques Oct 26, 2016

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

Martha Henriques Oct 26, 2016

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

Hannah Osborne Oct 24, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 20, 2016

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

Hannah Osborne Oct 19, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 18, 2016

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

Hannah Osborne Oct 18, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 17, 2016

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

Hannah Osborne Oct 14, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 14, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 13, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 12, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 10, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 07, 2016

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

Mary Papenfuss Oct 07, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Oct 06, 2016

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

Kevin Butcher Oct 04, 2016

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

Anna Barney Oct 04, 2016

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

Staff Reporter Oct 01, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Sep 29, 2016

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

Léa Surugue Sep 27, 2016

Large circles in southern Peru appear to represent trade exchanges more than 1,000 years ago.

Léa Surugue Sep 26, 2016

Scientists have used criminology methods to find out more about who shot Ötzi in the Alps 5,000 years ago.

Léa Surugue Sep 26, 2016

Bones found in a Roman cemetery in Southwark suggest Asian individuals migrated to the empire.

Léa Surugue Sep 23, 2016

New evidence suggests H. floresiensis may have cohabited with early humans on Indonesian island of Flores.

Léa Surugue Sep 22, 2016