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William Shakespeare's skull was likely stolen by grave robbers

'It's very very convincing to me that his skull isn't at Holy Trinity at all,' said Kevin Colls.

Richard III: A year after king's burial, interactive 3-D model reconstructs royal grave

A 3D model of king's poorly-dug grave allows the public to see how he was found by archaeologists.

Herculaneum scroll from Villa dei Papiri holds clues to deciphering ancient unread texts

Sscroll was written in metallic ink, hundreds of years earlier than previously thought.

Poland: 3,600-year-old cemetery reveals life of Tumulus warrior community

Archaeologists study existence of elite Tumulus warrior community, buried in one of Poland's oldest cemeteries.

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Wreckage of Vasco da Gama's 14th-century ship Esmeralda discovered off Oman coast

A shipwreck has been found in Oman, believed to be Esmeralda, a ship led by Portuguese da Gama.

Matt Atherton Mar 15, 2016

5,000-year-old levees to control floods discovered in China

5,000-year-old levees built by Chinese to control floods have been found in southern China.

Sanskrity Sinha Mar 15, 2016

Timurlengia euotica: Distant relative of T-rex shows how dinosaur became giant

Newly-discovered T-rex ancestor has provided clues to evolution of the Tyrannosaurs.

Matt Atherton Mar 14, 2016

Sima de los Huesos: DNA secrets of 430,000-year-old 'pit of bones' hominins revealed

Oldest relatives of Neanderthals identified through DNA testing.

Hannah Osborne Mar 14, 2016

Israel: Extremely rare 2,000-year-old gold coin portraying Emperor Augustus unearthed in Galilee

Coin minted under Emperor Trajan and showing Emperor Augustus' face has been found by an Israeli hiker.

Léa Surugue Mar 14, 2016

Stone Age mystery tombs: Massive burial structures open window into our ancestors' past

Archaeologists remain puzzled over functions of Megalithic tombs unearthed in Poland.

Léa Surugue Mar 13, 2016

Lavau Celtic prince: Inside the 5th century BC tomb that could reveal secrets of ancient civilisation

A year after the discovery of a royal tomb in France, archaeologists are getting to know ancient Celtic culture better.

Léa Surugue Mar 12, 2016

Tanzania: 1.8 million years ago it was man versus beast to the death

Olduvai Gorge was mapped showing early humans lived close to freshwater, shelter, and competed with carnivores.

Matt Atherton Mar 10, 2016

Scientists to drill into Mexico's Chicxulub crater where dinosaur-destroying asteroid crashed

Researchers hope core samples will reveal ancient history and how life revived after devastating space-rock impact

Mary Papenfuss Mar 08, 2016

Rare ancient seal bearing woman's name found in Israel

The ancient seal indicates that the woman who wore it was legally and financially independent.

Sanskrity Sinha Mar 08, 2016

China: Giant 420m deep underground sinkhole discovered with waterfalls, lakes and wildlife

A 16.5km long 'doline' has been found in China, with waterfalls, lakes and winding rivers.

Matt Atherton Mar 07, 2016

Scientists trying to clone extinct Ice Age cave lions using DNA from 12,000 year old remains

Remains of two lion cubs were found in Russia's north-eastern Sakha Republic in August 2015

William Watkinson Mar 05, 2016

Lascaux cave paintings: Huge replica of Palaeolithic site to open in France in December

Lascaux IV will be the largest model of the famous Palaeolithic cave to date.

Léa Surugue Mar 04, 2016

Wadi Sura II: 8,000-year-old handprints on cave art found not to have human origins

Human hand stencils were common in Holocene art, but tiny handprints in Egyptian cave belong to reptiles.

Léa Surugue Mar 03, 2016

Ancient Anglo-Saxon island discovered in middle of Lincolnshire field

Discovery of Anglo-Saxon relics led archaeologists to uncover a 7th Century settlement in Lincolnshire.

Matt Atherton Mar 03, 2016

Turkey: Lost ancient island of Vordonisi to be revealed 1,000 years after being submerged by earthquake

Vordonisi Island was submerged under the Marmara Sea by a major earthquake Istanbul in the year 1010.

Matt Atherton Mar 01, 2016

11,000-year-old pendant with mysterious engravings found in North Yorkshire

Archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old engraved pendant, thought to be the earliest known Mesolithic art in Britain.

Sanskrity Sinha Feb 27, 2016

What nomads wore during Biblical kings David and Solomon's era revealed

Archaeologists have for the first time discovered textiles dating from the era of Biblical kings.

Sanskrity Sinha Feb 27, 2016

3,400-year-old naked statue of ancient Egyptian fertility goddess Astarte found in Israel

Astarte was a goddess of sexual love, fertility and war in ancient Egypt.

Sanskrity Sinha Feb 26, 2016

Earliest 7th century Muslim graves discovered in south of France

Three skeletal remains were discovered pointing toward Mecca, and had lineage to North Africa.

Matt Atherton Feb 24, 2016

Why we have smaller molars than our ancestors discovered: Baby teeth

Tiny changes in the molars of milk teeth have had a huge impact on the size and shape of teeth in humans.

Matt Atherton Feb 24, 2016

Collapse of Mississippi's prehistoric Cahokia population 'ultimately caused by immigration'

Researchers claim social, political and ethnic factors more likely cause of Cahokia's downfall.

Hannah Osborne Feb 24, 2016

The gold mask of King Tutankhamun, who died at 19 years of age.

King Tutankhamun: Hidden chambers inside boy pharaoh's tomb 'is full of treasures'

Secret chambers inside the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun may be hiding a treasure trove.

Sanskrity Sinha Feb 24, 2016

Turkey: Ancient city of Sagalassos saw mystery exodus of 90% of population in 13th century

It was long believed the plague and an earthquake drove people away from Sagalassos, but that is not the case.

Matt Atherton Feb 23, 2016

Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Bones of woman that inspired Thomas Hardy discovered in Dorchester prison

Archaeologists have discovered bones of Martha Brown, whom Hardy saw hanged in 1856 at Dorchester prison.

Hannah Osborne Feb 22, 2016

Intact medieval ship hoisted from the depths of Dutch river

Researchers believe well preserved international trade ship was deliberately sunk to change river flow

Mary Papenfuss Feb 22, 2016

5,000-year-old Egyptian Tarkhan dress declared world's oldest woven garment

The dress was excavated at Tarkhan, an ancient Egyptian cemetery dating back to 3,000BC, in 1913.

Sanskrity Sinha Feb 19, 2016

Archaeologists hail 'unprecedented' Bronze Age wheel find in Cambridgeshire

Perfectly preserved 3,000-year-old wooden wheel unearthed in Whittlesey, East Anglia.

Karthick Arvinth Feb 19, 2016

Roman bar dating back to 125BC discovered in France

Archaeologists have discovered remains of what was possibly a Roman pub in ancient Mediterranean France.

Sanskrity Sinha Feb 18, 2016

Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak appeals to public to help find ancient sites on satellite images

Amateur sleuths can scan the Earth from their computers or phone apps in scientific hunt for ruins.

Mary Papenfuss Feb 18, 2016

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