ARCHAEOLOGY

Queen Nefertiti may be buried inside one of the hidden chambers within Tutankhamun's tomb.

The Tully Monster was probably a vertebrate, similar to the jawless fishes we know today.

Eight black granite statues reaching up to 2m in height discovered a Theban necropolis.

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

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

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

Oldest relatives of Neanderthals identified through DNA testing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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