German researchers are piecing together the
life of a prehistoric woman who died more than 5,000 years ago in the
Neolithic period, after her skeleton was found during excavation works for
wind turbines.
A 12th century golden bishop's ring stolen last week from a cathedral museum in the northern German city of Bremen has been recovered, albeit in a terrible condition.
The area which gave rise to the name Neanderthal will run out of public funding for archaeology in two years - North Rhine-Westphalia state government is phasing out its financial support.
The remains of a rare World War II German fighter plane, of which only one intact example exists, have been fished from the sea off northern Denmark, a nearby military museum announced on Wednesday.
German scientists are helping decode the genome of the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean “iceman” Ötzi, which could answer the tantalising question of whether he has living descendants, it was revealed this week.
A newly discovered document has reignited a dispute between Germany and Egypt over the rightful ownership of the iconic 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti this week.
