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The macho Viking myth is being challenged by a Medieval warrior with XXY chromosomes.
These ancient hominids had a complex and complicated pattern of extinction.
Many kingdoms have raised and fallen but a part of their scent remains -- and scientists are looking for ways to experience it..
This simple advancement still echoes through the ages.
It's the "finest wooden shipwreck I've ever seen," one marine archaeologist commented.
Although the megalithic monument had long been thought to be a calendar, new discoveries may now explain how it exactly worked.
It's the largest Roman mosaic found in the UK in the past 50 years.
It's one of only four objects of its kind discovered so far.
Stone tools and a tooth found in a cave in France open up new questions on human history
Neanderthals were smart enough to pick the perfect spot where to place their cave fires.
It looks like a gruesome mortuary practice, but the 16th century Andean communities were probably just desperately trying to avoid desecration at the hands of colonialists.
While the researchers can't completely discard the theory, it needs more evidence to hold up.
The armor may represent a rare showcase of technological transfer between the West and East in the 1st millenium B.C.
It's a tale as old as history -- but it could be a misleading tale.
A forensic artist used archaeology, genetics, and history to reconstruct Ludvig’s appearance.
They don't make them like they used to.
The treasure contains some remarkable pieces that were made in Egypt over 3,000 years ago, from the time of Nefertiti.
It's the most well preserved pre-Hispanic boat ever found.
A group of archeologists have found a Roman villa containing a mosaic that portrays scenes from Homer’s Iliad, the fight between Achilles and the Trojan hero, Hector. The mosaic dates back to the third or fourth century AD and it was first found by a farmer in Rutland, UK, who got in touch with researchers […]
More children likely survived infancy in hunter-gatherer times than previously thought.
Researchers have been arguing whether it's made from wool or linen. Turns out, it's neither.
Evidence shows Norse seafarers settled the Azores centuries before Portuguese explorers.
The prayer roll is one of only a few dozen of its kind still in existence, and it sheds new light on Christian practices at the time.
The architecture of over 400 sites, built over a period of 2,000 years, has been revealed.
Neanderthals had much better oral communication abilities than their ancestors, resembling those of humans.
That moment when you're out casually diving and you find a Crusader knight's lost longsword.
Thousands of years worth of chemical interaction between a particular type of volcanic ash and water have made the Roman concrete stronger, not weaker, over time.
No lighters back then but hunter-gathers still found a way to enjoy tobacco.
New technologies are helping us discover old structures.
The Mayans and Teotihuacan may have been closer than we thought.
It started a trend all throughout the Mediterranean world.
Archeologists found traces of a similar event to the one described in the bible.
A discovery that may rewrite the textbooks.
The hunt for the Lost Colony is still on.
The remains of the former slave turned high-ranking priest are so well preserved they retained white hair and even a piece of an ear.
It's the first evidence of an execution by wild animals in Roman Britain.
Researchers found gnaw marks on most of the bones pointing to striped hyenas.
Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.
Archaeologists believe solar ships were used by the pharaoh for pilgrimages or funeral rituals.
More and more evidence suggests that Neanderthals were just as feeling and thinking creatures as humans.
Being an Anglo Saxon was more a cultural thing than a genetic thing.
Remains with combination of Neanderthal and early human features date back 100,000 years.
There are around 2,000 deserted villages in England, but Gainsthorpe is perhaps the most mysterious of them.
Scientists recreate torches and other Stone Age cave lighting
Restoration work revealed the stunning level of detail in this Viking-era cross.
It's one of the most bizarre (and beautiful) kind of church you can see -- and it hides quite the history.
These look like renderings from a video game. Only they're real!
Someone made a great effort to ensure these weapons would never be usable again.
Although this ancient Hebrew text is written in the same handwriting, a computer algorithm was able to spot two distinct scribes.
The island of Skokholm off the coast of Wales is well known for hosting thousands of puffins ever year. This time, it's something else.
