A six-week expedition starting in July will try to find Paititi in the Megantoni National Sanctuary in south-east Peru
Lost first world war training battlefield discovered in Hampshire
Elaborate trench network was identified from old aerial photographs on land that is still owned by Ministry of Defence
Ancient Viking code deciphered for the first time
Runologist cracks the mysterious jötunvillur code – and discovers medieval ‘text messages’
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
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
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
Silver bullion from sunken WWII ship makes it to the Mint at last
Coins commemorating 1941 sinking of SS Gairsoppa are part of 100-tonne haul recovered from North Atlantic
Italian archaeologists have grape expectations of their ancient wine
Scientists plant vineyards with the aim of making wine using techniques from classical Rome described by Virgil