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A surprising cache of stone tools unearthed in China closely resembles Neanderthal tech from Ice Age Europe.
Charity in the 14th century, like now, was as much about storytelling and perceived worth as about need.
The fire-drilling toolset is older than the pyramids but is remarkably well preserved.
New research suggests that the Flagstones site in Dorset may be linked to Stonehenge.
That's a whole million years earlier than what we previously thought.
These marks found with footprints could be from 22,000-year-old primitive sleds, making them the oldest vehicle tracks.
Discovered beneath a Lloyds Bank in York, the world's largest fossilized human poop is a scientific treasure.
This neolithic site appears to have been used intensely for rituals.
In the 19th century, archaeologists in Poland unearthed a stunning cave filled with prehistoric secrets. The Maszycka Cave, as it’s called, once sheltered Magdalenian people 18,000 years ago. Now, a new study offers compelling evidence that the cave was the site of a grisly ritual — or perhaps something even darker. Did these ancient people […]
Generative AI is often seen as the epitome of our times, and sometimes even as futuristic. We can use it to invent new art or technology, analyse emerging data, or simulate people, places and things. But interestingly, it is also having an impact on how we view the past. AI imagery has already been used […]
The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, financial schemes, and bureaucracy.
Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic pigment.
Ice core analysis from Greenland reveals volcanic upheaval that coincides with the creation of mysterious "sunstones" in Denmark.
A groundbreaking study of the Durotriges tribe in Iron Age Britain reveals that women played central roles in their society.
Engraved over 20 millennia ago, it intertwines ritual, symbolism, and water management in a stunning display of prehistoric ingenuity.
Researchers have long known about the formidable scale of the Dmanisis Gora fortress, but a recent study has unveiled its true magnitude. Using drone-based imagery and photogrammetry, a team of scientists has revealed that this 3,000-year-old structure in the Caucasus Mountains spans an astonishing 60 to 80 hectares. A cultural crossroads The South Caucasus is […]
Far from being untouched wilderness, the Amazon was shaped by pre-Columbian societies with a keen understanding of ecology.
Beer, goats, and grains: here's what the oldest document reveals.
More than memorializing a math mistake, stone tablets show just how advanced the Babylonians were in their time.
Husking trays not only baked bread but also fostered human connection across an area spanning 2,000 km (~1,243 miles)
These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.
The accidental discovery occurred just months after the bison were reintroduced in the area.
Even from the bottom of the sea, the Titanic still has a lot to offer.
The community was not a biologically homogeneous group. Instead, it was composed of individuals with diverse ancestries.
Intriguingly, one of the figures shown in the burial murals looks like a "Westerner".
The Minoans are also famous for building the labyrinth which, according the legend, housed the Minotaur.
A third of the city is still unexplored.
The island was once connected to the Australian mainland.
"Britain's Pompeii" is revealing suprisingly sophisticated lifestyles.
It's unclear who built this structure, and why exactly it was so big.
Cities and agriculture go hand in hand— or so we thought.
This type of sanctuary may have been more common than we thought.
London has plenty of attractions. Now, you can add another one to the list.
We're starting to find more traces of Denisovan-human interbreeding.
Mixing drones, magnetometers, and "surgical" digging, archaeologists are looking at the past in new ways.
After countless hours of study, the furniture conservator found hunter-gathers used dots and dashes to record the reproductive cycles of animals.
Many ancient mysteries are hiding in the jungle. New technologies could unravel them.
The study results verify biblical accounts of military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
Even as some questions are unclear, the replica is helping us understand a piece of this ancient time.
That's quite a trip to make!
There are many theories behind the finding, from a bizarre tragedy to the frogs being attracted to the area
Ruins of the pillars of an ancient Zeus temple are found in Egypt, and guess what they are made of pink granite.
Some of the high-class Viking people were buried with their ships and boats.
What could possibly go wrong?
The treasure contains some remarkable pieces that were made in Egypt over 3,000 years ago, from the time of Nefertiti.
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 […]
The Mayans and Teotihuacan may have been closer than we thought.
Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.
Snow and ice helped researchers find many Viking structures -- but the mystery still deepens.
This ancient village fought against the sea.
