As the United Kingdom braces for a sharp fall in living standards, a bioarchaeologist and a paediatrician discuss what the past can reveal about the social forces that shape modern health crises.

Student archaeologists unearth Huaca Pintada, described as 'the most exciting and important find of recent years'

Archaeologists say find supports theory that drug was used in burial rituals, possibly to 'enter ecstatic state'

Prehistoric stone circle and 11th-century church uncovered as country's reservoirs hit 36% of normal capacity

For almost 120 years, the writing system known as "Linear Elamite" was considered illegible. Now a team of archaeologists claims to have partially deciphered the writing system. But other researchers are more hesitant.

In a "highly unusual find," archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered the remains of temples where Roman soldiers once paid tribute to their gods and goddesses.

The desert graveyard where the ancient Chinchorro decorated and buried their dead is now a Unesco World Heritage site

Archaeologists say neolithic version of energy bars may also have been eaten at midwinter feasts

Analysis of remains of crew on Henry VIII's favourite warship sheds light on diversity in Tudor England

The Nebra sky disk, which has been called the oldest known depiction of astronomical phenomena, is a "very emotional object."