Archaeologists in China discover around 30 ancient hanging coffins in the Gizu province, believed to signify respect for the gods and possibly to deter animal scavengers.
The remains of a small humanoid skeleton found in Indonesia may belong to the Flores man, a species of archaic humans that lived on the island until modern humans arrived.
A museum conservator is investigating books containing toxic green pigments laced with arsenic, which were used in the past and pose health risks to readers.
Protective witch marks, believed to date back to the 17th and 18th centuries, have been discovered in Creswell Crags, Nottinghamshire, potentially the largest concentration of such marks in British caves.
Archaeologists uncover 800-year-old wooden statues at Chan Chan, Peru, which are being preserved despite damage from climate change.
A mummified monk was found inside a gold-painted Buddha statue in the Netherlands, revealing a self-mummification process that included meditation and starvation.
A sorceress kit containing around 100 trinkets, including miniature male genitalia and crystals, was discovered in the ashes of Pompeii, believed to have belonged to a witch practicing sorcery.