On the eastern outskirts of Rome, near Via Tiburtina, researchers have uncovered an ancient ...

The "very rare" find provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ingenuity of early human relatives who lived around half a ...

The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.

“Our results push back the association of T. pallidum with humans by thousands of years, possibly more than 10,000 years ago ...

The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to ...

Historically known as Lohigundi, later Lokki Gundi, Lakkundi was once a bustling town. From prehistoric times, it held ...

When we think of the world's oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often ...

Recent archaeological discoveries at the Bair Mound monument shed new light on the religious and cultural diversity of the region in the 3rd century BC. Among the most significant finds are a ...

The passage, constructed somewhere between the years 90 and 98, allowed emperors to get to their seats without having to use ...

A new study has proposed how the Great Pyramid was built, after baffling archaeologists for decades.

Including an oracle bone bearing an inscription related to King Wen of Zhou, several new discoveries made at the Zhouyuan ...