ARCHAEOLOGY

The dogs may have been strangled when their masters died – to serve as guides in the afterlife.

Léa Surugue Sep 14, 2016

The well preserved artefact depicts the Graeco-Roman goddess of love, Aphrodite.

Léa Surugue Sep 13, 2016

13th century document has been dubbed a forgery since it was first discovered in 1860s.

Hannah Osborne Sep 08, 2016

DNA of bubonic plague bacteria discovered for the first time following massive excavation at Crossrail site.

Hannah Osborne Sep 08, 2016

One of Australia's most ancient settlements has been discovered on the Dampier Archipelago.

Hannah Osborne Sep 05, 2016

Stone found at Lambityeco, an important pre-Hispanic settlement, may have been part of a stairway to a temple.

Aristos Georgiou Sep 02, 2016

A new study seeks to address question marks over how human migration in the region occurred.

Aristos Georgiou Sep 01, 2016

Archaeologist hoped gold cups and human bones would help prove common 'Aryan' ancestry of Spain and Germany.

Tom Porter Aug 31, 2016

The mummy, a woman called Meritamun, could have lived some 2000 years ago.

Léa Surugue Aug 31, 2016

Cerebral blood flow appears to have led to greater synaptic activity resulting in better cognitive ability.

Hannah Osborne Aug 31, 2016

The aircraft carrier has been lying at the bottom of the sea since it was deliberately sunk in 1951.

Léa Surugue Aug 24, 2016

Pyramid incorrectly reported as oldest ever discovered has been cleared out by looters.

Lara Rebello Aug 23, 2016

Statistical analysis proves 5,000 years old stone circles were not established at random.

Léa Surugue Aug 22, 2016

The codex or book was hidden under a layer of 'plaster and chalk' and was revealed using hyperspectral imaging.

India Ashok Aug 19, 2016

The spheroids, found in South Africa, could have been thrown by humans at a long distance.

Léa Surugue Aug 19, 2016

The ship sank in 1803 after it was hit by a devastating storm - it had been lost ever since.

Léa Surugue Aug 18, 2016

Mummy's clothes were made both from wild and domesticated species.

Léa Surugue Aug 18, 2016

Ancient radiocarbon activity from solar storms in trees could frame a better chronology of the past.

Léa Surugue Aug 18, 2016

The train is thought to have been carrying gold, silver and paintings seized from Hungarian Jews.

David Sim Aug 16, 2016

Cannons, anchors and a marble monument identified near Cape Canaveral, with signs of French origins.

Léa Surugue Aug 13, 2016

3,000-year-old remains change what we know of Greek civilisation and its sacrificial practices.

Léa Surugue Aug 12, 2016

Baby shark teeth were found in 300 million years old adult poop fossils.

Léa Surugue Aug 11, 2016

This pathway remained inhabitable for humans for thousands of years.

Léa Surugue Aug 10, 2016

Scientist says stories of masses of gold buried in the ground coincide with periods of social crisis.

Hannah Osborne Aug 10, 2016

Remains of a strange creature have been found by Siberian miners in diamond-yielding sands.

Léa Surugue Aug 10, 2016

At least 17 petroglyphs stretching along 60ft of coastline discovered by tourists from Texas.

Hannah Osborne Aug 10, 2016

The vessel, The Thames, was attempting to sail a direct sea route from Serbia to UK when it sank around 1878.

Lara Rebello Aug 10, 2016

Breeds preferred for their comfortable pace were used on long journeys.

Léa Surugue Aug 09, 2016

Stone tools reveal oldest evidence of protein residue, shedding light on sophistication of hominins.

Hannah Osborne Aug 08, 2016