ARCHAEOLOGY

Bones dating as late as 40,000BC found to belong to Neanderthals, suggesting transition period with modern humans.

Dating back to 60AD, the coin was found in an ancient Jewish villa owned by wealthy inhabitants of the city.

Scientists unearth huge 6,000-year-old stone in order to document it - before committing it back to the ground.

Pre-Colombian cultures may have been the first in the world to use blue indigo dye.

The dogs may have been strangled when their masters died – to serve as guides in the afterlife.

The well preserved artefact depicts the Graeco-Roman goddess of love, Aphrodite.

13th century document has been dubbed a forgery since it was first discovered in 1860s.

DNA of bubonic plague bacteria discovered for the first time following massive excavation at Crossrail site.

One of Australia's most ancient settlements has been discovered on the Dampier Archipelago.

Stone found at Lambityeco, an important pre-Hispanic settlement, may have been part of a stairway to a temple.

A new study seeks to address question marks over how human migration in the region occurred.

Archaeologist hoped gold cups and human bones would help prove common 'Aryan' ancestry of Spain and Germany.

The mummy, a woman called Meritamun, could have lived some 2000 years ago.

Cerebral blood flow appears to have led to greater synaptic activity resulting in better cognitive ability.

The aircraft carrier has been lying at the bottom of the sea since it was deliberately sunk in 1951.

Pyramid incorrectly reported as oldest ever discovered has been cleared out by looters.

Statistical analysis proves 5,000 years old stone circles were not established at random.

The codex or book was hidden under a layer of 'plaster and chalk' and was revealed using hyperspectral imaging.

The spheroids, found in South Africa, could have been thrown by humans at a long distance.

The ship sank in 1803 after it was hit by a devastating storm - it had been lost ever since.

Mummy's clothes were made both from wild and domesticated species.

Ancient radiocarbon activity from solar storms in trees could frame a better chronology of the past.

The train is thought to have been carrying gold, silver and paintings seized from Hungarian Jews.

Cannons, anchors and a marble monument identified near Cape Canaveral, with signs of French origins.

3,000-year-old remains change what we know of Greek civilisation and its sacrificial practices.

Baby shark teeth were found in 300 million years old adult poop fossils.

This pathway remained inhabitable for humans for thousands of years.

Scientist says stories of masses of gold buried in the ground coincide with periods of social crisis.

Remains of a strange creature have been found by Siberian miners in diamond-yielding sands.