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2,200-year-old coins record Hannibal's defeat and the start of the Roman Empire

Rome's victory over Carthage set it on the path of rapid expansion.

Mysterious rock art in Chaco Canyon could show an ancient total eclipse of the sun

Were ancient Puebloans trying to record and celebrate a historic solar eclipse?

Ancient Egypt: Archaeologists think they've found a secret chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza

Last year, the team located two 'anomalies' inside one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Enormous 3,000-year-old statue of mysterious Turkish matriarch discovered

This majestic 5-metre-tall statue guarded the citadel of Kunulua in the Iron Age.

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Could this be the birthplace of Simon Peter? Biblical city of Julias, home of Jesus' apostles discovered

Archaeologists believe that the fishing city excavated along the banks of the Sea of Galilee was also the birth place of apostles Andrew and Philip.

Rock art found in Namib Desert reveals ancient initiation rituals led by shamans

The image of the female kudu would have accompanied young girls to womanhood.

Patagotitan mayorum: Earth's biggest dinosaur was a 115ft long herbivore

Scientists say that the mammoth dinosaur weighed around 60 tonnes and was 20 feet high.

1,000-year-old massive, perfectly circular Viking fortress discovered in Denmark

Huge fortresses of this kind pose an enigma in Viking history.

Mysterious stone slab discovered in Spain is covered with ancient symbols that no one can read

Who carved the symbols and what were they trying to say?

Elusive pharaoh of ancient Egypt is the oldest known giant in the world

King Sa-Nakht was nearly six feet tall, his alleged remains suggest.

Ancient Greece: scientists crack DNA sequence from 'cradle of Western civilisation' for first time

The findings reveal origins of the Minoan people of Crete, home to the legend of the Minotaur.

Ancient fidget spinner was not a toy, but part of a deadly mace weapon

It was found in Iraq in the 1930s.

Ancient Iberians resisted Steppe invasions better than the rest of Europe 6,000 years ago

Steppe migrations played a minor role in shaping the Iberian population and culture, ancient DNA suggests.

Canaanites weren't annihilated like the Bible says – their descendants are the Lebanese

Modern Lebanese people share 90% of their DNA with Bronze Age Canaanites.

Amazingly well preserved 3,500-year-old lunch box discovered in Swiss Alps

The wooden box still has traces of the grains it carried in 1500 BCE.

'No God except Allah': Medieval grafitti by ancient pilgrims discovered in Egyptian cave

The engravings contain religious messages and will be restored by experts.

The mysteries that still surround King Tut, Ancient Egypt's youngest pharaoh

A team of archaeologists have discovered Tutankhamun's wife tomb, but many questions still remain.

First humans in Australia were sophisticated hunters and artists 65,000 years ago

Aboriginal Australian history is many thousands of years longer than we thought.

3,000-year-old necropolis discovered in Spain contains clues about Urnfield culture

The Urnfield culture cremated the dead and buried their remains in urns.

Copper-covered mummies discovered in remote Siberia from a long-lost Arctic civilisation

The adult and baby mummies are thought to be from the 13th century.

Shackled skeletons in mass grave could be rebel army that tried to take Athens 2,600 years ago

Archaeologists are using advanced scientific methods to see if skeletons were followers of Cylon of Athens.

Ancient teeth suggest mysterious human species Homo Naledi had a unique diet

Homo Naledi was first discovered in 2015 in a dark South African cave.

The search is on for the lost ships of Hernán Cortés, conqueror of Central America

The lost fleet is thought to lie at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

Incredible discovery of 5,000-year-old 'House of the Dead' could hold Stonehenge ancestors

The Stone Age burial mound is the first to be excavated in Wiltshire in 50 years.

Dramatic discovery reveals secrets of 2,000-year-old lines in the ground at Ancient Greek theatre

Archaeologists think they have solved a long-standing mystery dating back to the Greek Classical period.

Bones found close to WW2 B-24 Liberator raises hopes American flyers can finally be laid to rest

The remains of around 200 Americans who were killed in Croatia during the Second World War are still missing.

Mystery of Easter Island population collapse solved by looking at diets of the ancient Rapa Nui

The analyses suggest the ancient civilisation was much more careful with its environment than previously acknowledged.

Baby tooth found in Siberian cave reveals secrets of ancient humans from 200,000 years ago

The Denisovans might have lived in the region for much longer than we thought.

Monks unearth 1,500-year-old manuscript by 'father of medicine' Hippocrates in ancient Egypt

The discovery was made during restoration works at Saint Catherine Monastery.

Archaeologists discover 'underworld tunnel' below Teotihuacán's Pyramid of the Moon

The Pyramid of the Moon is the second largest structure at Teotihuacán.

Remarkable 5,000-year-old 'graveyard of giants' discovered in China

The people of the village were very well nourished, leading to their unusual height.

Neanderthal DNA gives new timeline for human migration out of Africa

A femur found 80 years ago is shining a new light on Neanderthal evolution.

Pieces of the lost tomb of Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I discovered in Luxor

The tomb held one of the earliest depictions of battle chariots in Egypt.

Mysterious gravestones near Pompeii reflect political upheaval in Ancient Rome

Known as columelle, the stelae shed light on the identity of Italians in a newly unified peninsula.

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