Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

Cliff-rappelling scientists uncovered a crossbow bolt, part of a slingshot and 25 shoes in ancient vulture nesting sites ...

Recent advances in ancient DNA analysis have sparked intriguing discussions about the possibility of non-human entities once ruling the Earth. While such claims challenge the boundaries of ...

(Reuters) -In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance.

Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of an ancient ritual burial beneath a Silla Dynasty tomb in Gyeongju, South Korea, revealing what appears to be the remains of a man buried alive ...

Betel nut chewing is more than just a simple habit. Throughout history, communities across Southeast Asia have used these nuts socially, spiritually, and medicinally. Wrapped in betel leaves and ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...