Egyptian blue, the world’s oldest artificial pigment, could have a range of modern uses from medical imaging devices to remote controls for…
The development of farming by our Neolithic ancestors had a negative impact on the health of modern humans, archaeologists say. Researchers from…
Hardening of the arteries is commonly associated with the modern sedentary lifestyle, but it affected people across the ancient world, over a…
Human remains found beneath a Leicester carpark are those of Richard III, England’s last Medieval monarch, a multi-disciplinary team of experts have…
Over 130 human skulls, thought to be the remains of human sacrifices, have been discovered in a remote Mexican field, far from…
Archaeologists examining the 1,600 year-old remains of a woman from Roman Spain have made a unique – if grisly – discovery: a…
Archaeologists returning to the spot where the enigmatic ‘Lion Man’ was found 74 years ago have announced the discovery of almost 1,000…
Neanderthals might have died out 15,000 years earlier than previously thought, meaning that they could not have interacted or interbred with modern…
Prehistoric snail shells contain a wealth of information about what the climate was like thousands of years ago, newly-published research says. Chemical…
Ongoing excavations at Sedeinga, a 2,000-year-old necropolis in northern Sudan, have uncovered the remains of at least 35 densely-clustered pyramid burials –…
Conservation work on the Colosseum’s only remaining covered passageway has revealed fragments of colourful frescoes and graffiti from the Roman period. Previously…
A small silver figurine, found on the Danish island of Funen, is the first-known 3D representation of a valkyrie from the Viking…