ARCHAEOLOGY

The bronze mirror, measuring 11.3cm across, was unearthed from the Nakashima archaeological site on Japanese island Fukuoka's Hakata Ward.

Recreations of brains through scans show that the animal was indeed an apex predator.

The world's oldest toy has been unearthed in a Bronze Age grave in Siberia that is part of a 4,500-year-old settlement.

The mini robots have been designed to fit through a 1.5 inch-wide hole, which could be drilled into the pyramid without causing much damage.

Even in today's tech-obsessed society, the wonders of the ancient world continue to delight. Here's our pick of this year's best archaeology stories.

The plesiosaur, a four-finned reptile, was measured to be around 12 meters long and is the most ancient creature ever found in Antarctica.

Over 300 pieces featuring carvings resembling the sun were found at Vasagård, an archaeological site on the island of Bornholm.

Satellite images spotted the ancient fortress, which marks the first time ever that such a massive military structure has been found.

The objects include a 3,000-year-old Mycenaean sword, a golden crown with an inscription of the ancient Greek sun god Helios and a bust of Alexander the Great.

The grave dates back to 400 AD and is one of only six similar sites discovered in Somerset. 200 ancient lead coffins have been unearthed across the country.

Sarcophagus surrounded by 14 large stone pillars covered in mysterious Turkic Runic inscriptions and set in a square excites archaeologists.

The history of the people who once lived on Rapa Nui is shrouded in mystery, but new research is shedding light on the island's past.

This was the 13th expedition launched to search the sub, which disappeared without sending out any signal or distress call during World War I.

People living in the altiplano region of southern Bolivia between the 13th and 15th centuries developed a unique agricultural system.

The writings include previously unknown Greek mythological and medical works, classical scientific documents, and the oldest surviving copy of the gospels in Arabic.

The bodies belong to soldiers of the Crown who fought against the Maori tribes who were protesting British colonisation.

These bears were early immigrants from the Asian continent that moved to the Americas several million years ago.

Archaeologists found fossils, less than a millimetre long, of Cambrian animals that swam the Earth's seas over half a billion years ago.

The body of what seems like a well-preserved dinosaur was found in an abandoned substation in northern India.

Researchers studied the rock samples in the lab and found that it contained rare minerals straight from outer space: vanadium-rich and niobium-rich osbornite.

The archaeological discovery could help reveal the lost cultural and historical heritage of lost, ancient Afghan empires.

Archaeologists have studied burial of the elderly in three different Anglo-Saxon burial sites dating back to 600 AD. They found older women's burials were "careless" and modest.

Antiquities ministry in Cairo says international teams made important finds at archaeological dig at Gebel el Silsila.

Excavations at ancient Roman site give insight on how sex workers lived and worked, the sex trade of the city, and the sexual norms and practices.

Raping a woman was not only dishonourable to the victim, but was regarded as "highly defamatory" to her male relatives - who could kill the perpetrator without risk of punishment.

Kisar island - which has never been studied by archaeologists before - is home to at least 28 rock art sites which contain paintings dating back thousands of years.

Ticks that lived alongside dinosaurs feasted on their blood.

Researchers believe the tomb, which holds the decomposed remains of a person, probably belong to a high-ranking chief or his spouse.

A Neolithic weapon, found buried at the River Thames, could be one of the earliest weapons that was fashioned to kill.