ARCHAEOLOGY

Human remains are a rare find for sunken ships. Discovering a skeleton in one of the most famous shipwrecks in the world is even rarer.

Ancient Peruvians were the first in the world to dye fabric blue, beating the Egyptians to it by 1600 years.

Parks Canada is still confirming the discovery, but all signs point to the wreck being the HMS Terror.

Some researchers see evidence of a fall in 3D reconstructions of her bones. Others are doubtful.

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the first settlers of the Americas could only have arrived one way.

The pre-Columbian mound had long been characterized as a testament to male power and warfare.

The stench was likened to an extra-pungent Roquefort.

The boy did "irreversible" damage while trying to make the ancient art more visible.

Excavations in a likely site have uncovered dozens of artifacts from the late 16th century.

Researchers say the bodies of infants and fetuses were a ‘prized source of knowledge’ for British anatomists.

Archaeologists excavated the ground around cashew trees and found capuchin nut-cracking tools dating back to the 13th century.

Even though hundreds of years had passed, archaeologists could still detect signs of wear and soot on the lamp’s opening.