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Ode to a Grecian Urn: Oldest known Greek vase with asphalt discovered in Taman Peninsula

The Greek ornamental vase appears to date back to the 5th century BC.

Belgium: Cannibal Neanderthals butchered one another and made tools from bones

45,000-year-old bone remains in caves of Goyet point to Neanderthals eating their dead.

Ancient Brazilians carried out home improvements on pit houses

Archaeological excavations suggest continuous human presence for more than two centuries.

Mesolithic period: Climate change did not help drive technological innovation in Stone Age humans

Environmental record from Africa contradict popular theory about Stone Age innovation.

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Borneo's 37,000-year-old Deep Skull not related to Indigenous Australians

'Game-changing' analysis of 37,000-year-old skull questions ideas on prehistoric settlement of Pacific island.

Léa Surugue Jun 27, 2016

Pompeii: Remains of four teens killed in volcanic eruption discovered in shop near ancient city

Archaeologists have discovered remains of young adults in the ashes of a Pompeii workshop along with golden coins and jewellery.

Léa Surugue Jun 27, 2016

Korea: Skeleton with unusually long, narrow skull from ancient Silla Kingdom discovered

Skeleton of female was discovered in a traditional wooden coffin in Gyeongju.

Hannah Osborne Jun 25, 2016

Banteay Chhmar: How Cambodia's ancient cities are boosting tourism and community development

As vast ancient cities are discovered, sustainable tourism is helping conserve Cambodia's cultural heritage.

Cathy Giangrande Jun 24, 2016

Ancient Greek naval base key to Battle of Salamis discovered off Athens coast

The 2,500-year-old naval base was home to battleships and played a crucial role in the defence of Greece.

Léa Surugue Jun 22, 2016

4. The Pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and built around 2600 B.C

Ancient Egypt: Great pyramid of Giza lopsided 'thanks to building error'

New measurements at Giza have revealed that the Great Pyramid may not have an exactly square base.

Léa Surugue Jun 21, 2016

Largest ever Viking gold hoard found by amateur treasure hunters in Denmark

Buried treasure was discovered by metal detector group Team Rainbow in Vejen, Jutland.

Fiona Keating Jun 18, 2016

Eritrea: Oldest Homo erectus footprints ever discovered adds piece to the puzzle of human evolution

In Eritrea, researchers have found 800,000-year-old footprints belonging to modern man's ancestor.

Léa Surugue Jun 18, 2016

Ice Age giants: Climate change and human hunting created perfect storm for megafauna extinction

'Megafauna' species in Patagonia such as the giant jaguar became extinct in just a few hundred years.

Hannah Osborne Jun 17, 2016

800,000-year-old footprints of Homo erectus unearthed in Eritrea desert

Oldest Homo erectus fossilised footprints ever found are located in a desert in Africa.

Léa Surugue Jun 16, 2016

British researchers launch operation to unearth King Henry I's remains in school car park

Scientists begin search of Reading Abbey ruins with ground-penetrating radar.

Mary Papenfuss Jun 15, 2016

Trepanation: Early case of skull-drilling procedure discovered in 17th century skeleton

A skeleton found in a Polish town bears signs of an early trepanation surgical procedure.

Léa Surugue Jun 14, 2016

Antikythera Mechanism: 2,000-year-old astronomical computer 'was used to predict the future'

Ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism found to have colour codes possibly relating to omens.

Hannah Osborne Jun 14, 2016

Meet Lidar: The amazing laser technology that's helping archaeologists discover lost cities

Hidden cities and temples discovered in Cambodia using Lidar technology is just the tip of the iceberg.

Mark Horton Jun 14, 2016

Spine-chilling Aztec skull masks in Templo Mayor were sacrificed noble warriors

The Aztecs may have created mask offerings to the god based on the skulls of sacrificed noble soldiers.

Léa Surugue Jun 13, 2016

Cambodia: Massive temple complexes and cities from Khmer Empire discovered

Archaeologists reveal major medieval cities beneath Cambodia's jungle with laser technology.

Hannah Osborne Jun 13, 2016

Kublai Khan's legendary palace may lie under the foundations of the Forbidden City

Under the foundations of the Forbidden City, ancient foundations from the Yuan era have been discovered.

Léa Surugue Jun 11, 2016

Africa's Atlantis: Lost Roman city of Rhapta discovered off Tanzania's Mafia Island, believes archaeologist

Sunken city off Mafia Island believed to be ancient Roman marketplace of Rhapta.

Hannah Osborne Jun 11, 2016

Archaeologists find massive monument hidden in plain sight at Petra Unesco site

The buried platform was discovered at the World Heritage site using satellite imagery.

Lara Rebello Jun 10, 2016

Submerged section of Great Wall of China surfaces after 40 years underwater

Increasing water usage drained reservoir, revealing 500-year-old section of Great Wall of China.

Hannah Osborne Jun 09, 2016

'The Hobbits' of Flores: Fossils shed light on mysterious island-dwelling ancestors of man

New fossils have opened clues about who the ancestors of Homo Floresiensis were, and why they were so small.

Léa Surugue Jun 08, 2016

As the Holocaust victims were herded into Auschwitz's gas chambers this is what they left behind

Over 16,000 personal items belonging to the victims of the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, are being returned to the Auschwitz museum memorial.

Alex Wheeler Jun 08, 2016

Macabre skeleton discovery traces emergence of bloody conflict in Europe to 6,000 years ago

Archaeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of six individuals in northern France who had been buried without care.

Léa Surugue Jun 07, 2016

Bison fossils help scientists solve mysteries of ancient American civilisation

The Rocky Mountains corridor thought to be the pathway for migration had closed much before movements began.

Ananya Roy Jun 07, 2016

First farmers in Europe were migrants from Aegean Neolithic civilisation in Greece and Turkey

The origin of early European farmers can be traced to the Aegean sea, in Greece and Anatolia.

Léa Surugue Jun 06, 2016

'Rare' Roman bronze wing excavated in Gloucester

Archaeologists believe the wing may have been part of a statue of Victoria, the goddess of victory.

Lara Rebello Jun 06, 2016

Search for secret burial chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza by subatomic particle scanner

Archaeologists have nearly completed scanning the 4,500-year-old pyramid for burial compartments.

Fiona Keating Jun 04, 2016

How the ancient Mayans survived a cataclysmic volcano eruption 1,500 years ago

Mayan populations in the Zapotitan Valley may have survived an eruption with the help of neighbouring communities.

Léa Surugue Jun 03, 2016

'Tutankhamun, his Tomb and his Treasures' exhibition

Why did Tutankhamun have a dagger made from a meteorite?

Meteorites may have been a common source of iron that the ancient Egyptians produced

Diane Johnson Jun 03, 2016

Ancient long lost Greek sunken city was actually built by microbes five million years ago

Structures found off coast of Zakynthos were thought to be the remains of an ancient submerged city.

Hannah Osborne Jun 03, 2016

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