Bulldozing new roads, using buildings as weapons … to the Israeli architect Eyal Weizman, city warfare leaves clues in the very architecture. He’s piecing together the evidence
Homo floresiensis: scientists clash over claims ‘hobbit man’ was modern human with Down’s syndrome
Tiny skeleton from Indonesia’s Flores island is unique ancient species, insist researchers
The Ajanta cave murals: ‘nothing less than the birth of Indian art’
The paintings are possibly the finest surviving picture galleries from the ancient world. Now, the oldest in two of the caves – hidden for decades – have been painstakingly restored to reveal their true beauty
Volunteers help British Museum in crowdsourcing archeology project
Thousands log on to transcribe handwritten catalogue dating back to 18th century and put 30,000 ancient objects online
Five great shipwrecks that came back from the deep
Marine archaeologists think they have located the remains of Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa Maria, off the coast of Haiti. It joins an impressive list of other historic wrecks that have been found recently
Rome museum opens windows on grand masters during spring heatwave
Works by Caravaggio, Titian and Rubens at risk to Roman traffic after air conditioning packs up at cash-strapped gallery
Atari’s ET: which video games deserve to be buried in the desert?
Unsold copies of Atari’s infamous ET game have been found buried in New Mexico. Which games do you think should have been consigned to the ground?
Canada releases pictures of world’s most northerly shipwreck
• Breadalbane sank in 1853 on search for Franklin expedition
• Wooden three-master is well preserved in icy waters
Ancient Rome’s tap water heavily contaminated with lead, researchers say
Supply became contaminated as it passed through giant network of lead pipes that distributed water around city, scientists believe
Archeologists’ findings may prove Rome a century older than thought
As Italian capital approaches 2,767th birthday, excavation reveals wall built long before official founding year of 753BC