Skeletal trees of Borth forest, last alive 4,500 years ago and linked to lost kingdom of Cantre’r Gwaelod, appear at shoreline
Retreating Alpine glacier gives up another body after 34 years
Jonathan Conville, 27, vanished from the Matterhorn in 1979. Now, as the ice melts, his remains join finds dating back 5,000 years
850,000-year-old human footprints found in Norfolk
Happisburgh prints believed to have been left by small group of adults and children are the oldest discovered outside Africa
Israel brings Dead Sea scrolls to life with upgrade of digital archive
Website includes 10,000 new images, more manuscript descriptions and translated content, and a faster search engine
Looted Viking treasure is discovered in British Museum store
Curator spots 1,000-year-old brooch in lump taken from 19th-century excavation
Former minister Zahi Hawass compares Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to pharaoh
Archaeologist and former antiquities minister says rise of army leader mirrors ascent of Mentuhotep II 4,000 years ago
Ancient burial box claimed to have earliest reference to Jesus
Limestone burial box is typical of first century Jerusalem and has chiselled on side “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus’
Discovery of oldest human DNA in Spanish cave sheds light on evolution
Scientists say DNA strands in thigh bone of 400,000-year-old early human can help build clearer picture of human family tree
Stonehenge unveils its £27m makeover in time for the winter solstice
After 30 years of planning and archaeological controversy, the ancient stones offer pagans and other visitors more than ever
Battle for Richard III reburial site on hold as high court case is adjourned
Judicial review hearing delay as Leicester council becomes party to case involving Plantagenet Alliance on resting place for bones