Archaeology and anthropology

Oxford museum makes ‘historic’ return of Naga human remains

Members of a Naga delegation pose for a photo following a ceremony at Oxford University’s Pitt Rivers Museum on Nov 9.

Singapore to study rare underground fuel storage facility in Marsiling

The entrance to an old oil storage facility in Marsiling Crescent.

Prehistoric 'giant rat' found in Thailand from fossil teeth

The Krabi basin has previously yielded fossils of ancient primates, carnivores and hoofed mammals.

Was the human gut healthier in ancient times?

Tsimane women cook breakfast in the Bolivian Amazon in an undated image.

Archaeological ‘breakthrough’ could confirm origins of Paris

A roughly 20-metre wall dating from the Gallo-Roman period was discovered in Paris beneath a hospital on the Ile de la Cite, a stone’s throw from Notre Dame Cathedral.

‘Not all roads lead to Rome’: Study shows marvels of the Roman Empire’s road network

A street in Ostia, the ancient seaport of Rome, Italy, at the mouth of the river Tiber. While the Romans preferred building straight roads, difficult terrain sometimes frustrated that goal, a study has found.

Oxford University museum to return human remains to Naga people in India

Items in the Naga collection are displayed at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England.

Thailand’s ‘Jurassic Park’ shines light on dinosaur evolution

Palaeontologist Varavudh Suteethorn (right) and his son Suravech Suteethorn excavate a dinosaur fossil at Phu Wiang National Park in Khon Kaen.

Sri Lanka unearths golden Buddha statues in ancient capital

The rare find came during excavations of a rampart of the Abhayagiri temple complex in Anuradhapura.

The debate over ancient Iranian jewellery worn by Zendaya

Zendaya’s statement disc gold-and-diamond earrings whose origins date to the first millennium BC, according to Barron London, the gallery that acquired it.

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