A brick tomb from the Jurchen Jin period of northern China was discovered during the renovation of drains in Shanxi province.
Scotland's oldest true tartan dates to between 1500 and 1600.
When the pharaoh Tutankhamun died young, his widow may have tried to remain on the ancient Egyptian throne, ancient letters reveal.
Scientists have observed that some of Neptune's Trojan asteroids are deep red, possibly revealing what asteroids may have been like in the early days of the solar system.