Researchers identify the oldest known drinking straws
Barley starch granules from the residue inside one of the straws hint that people were using them to drink beer.
Early Bronze Age
Gold spiral ring
This ring is a significant discovery because it represents the earliest gold object from a clear and well-dated context discovered in this region so far.
Striking gold in Germany
The discovery of the gold object in an Early Bronze Age grave was unusual, as precious metals are rare in the region at this date.
Travels to Armenia
The year 2015 is a sad one for Armenia: it marks the centenary of the great massacre of its people by the Turks, when over a million died in what many call the ‘Armenian Genocide'. But who are the Armenians? And where is Armenia? Andrew Selkirk goes in search.