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These were the hi-tech gadgets of the Upper Paleolithic
The fort was home to one of the first Jesuit missions in North America
It's always good to know how old a pot is.
If you know how to look, the ice can tell some amazing stories.
It's not just Homo sapiens -- Neanderthals also had a deep relationship with the sea.
They call it the Wonderchicken!
It's as spooky as it is fascinating.
The site also features an empty sarcophagus. However, researchers don't believe this was Romulus' final resting place.
A famous Palaeolithic site in Iraq has more secrets to shed about Neanderthal daily life -- as well as their after life.
It might not look like much, the well dates from 7,275 years ago -- making it the oldest wooden object we know of.
Scientists have resurected the voice of an ancient Egyptian priest.
Ancient Italians were importing copper from Tuscany, a new study shows.
DNA analysis shows a 'profoundly different' landscape than we thought.
They apparently lived in harmony with the environment -- even in urban areas.
Ancient cultures have always associated epilepsy with some religious intervention.
Indonesia may be the home of the oldest cave paintings of hunting bands found in the world. A new study reports on what appears to be a depiction of human-like figures hunting wild buffalo and pigs at the Leang Bulu’ Sipong 4 site in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was dated to be approximately 43,900-years old. […]
Tattoos were found on the skin of seven mummified Egyptian women. Previously, only six other such mummies had been found.
Researchers show how cultural changes in Africa over the past 10,000 years can be tracked using the size of eggshell beads.
One tiny piece of sandstone found in Jordan could be the world’s oldest known chess piece ever found. Chess is believed to come from India from around 1,500 years ago. Since then, it has spread around the world. That being said, the game itself, its pieces, and its name, likely changed over time. In a […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same: manipulation isn't a new concept, it's been around since the dawn of mankind.
Mongolia is the most sparsely populated country in the world. Its terrain alternates between mountains and rolling plateaus, with tundra and green plains in between. Many Mongolians also maintain a pastoral lifestyle, for which the mountainous zones provide crucial support. For the reindeer-herding Tsaatan people, “eternal ice” (the so-called munkh mus) offers much-needed support to […]
The teeth were in perfect health when they were drilled for ornamentation purposes more than 8,000 years ago.
Traces of moss found in the ice tomb suggest that the prehistoric man roamed far and wide during his last days on Earth.
Neanderthal eagle necklaces are the oldest known ornaments in Europe.
The fresco is in fantastic shape.
It's a finding at the intersection of history and religion.
Lidar is proving its remarkable potential more and more.
The epic battlefield is littered with evidence of social organization at a grand scale.
Even in death, genes and burial customs have many stories to speak.
High up in the mountains of China.
We’re all faulty.
Artificial cranial deformation is the practice of modifying the skull from infancy.
If Cleopatra was closeby, you'd probably smell her before you see her.
It's one of the first times this type of burial will be analyzed with novel equipment and techniques.
Sticky!
The wine wasn't restricted to the higher echelons of Celtic society -- the craftsmen also enjoyed a glass from time to time.
The trend became much clearer after the Neolithic, but the signs were there.
Mankind has been cooking starches for a long, long time.
We're getting closer to one of archaeology's Holy Grails.
Prehistoric cereal rings? Sounds delicious!
It was a crucial and defining moment in human evolution.
Researchers are looking to find a 'lost' continent.
Change isn't always good -- especially when it happens too quickly.
Back in the day, clam was glam.
High in the Andes, shamans got high using some serious drugs.
Modern genetics sheds new light on these ancient religious wars.
Talk about eye for an eye...
I say we bring back this currency.
This was one very eccentric individual.
Jewels in the desert.
