A tiny bird figurine discovered in a refuse heap in the Henan province of China is changing what historians thought they knew ...

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

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The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

A research team at the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, reports evidence that ancient humans could make and ...

These thirty remarkable discoveries from 2024-2025 represent only a fraction of the archaeological treasures emerging from soil, sand, and sea around the world. Each find adds another piece to the ...

An unassuming grave on the western shore of the Black Sea has pushed the story of gold back to a far earlier chapter than ...

The discovery of a 5th millennium BC grave on the western shore of the Black Sea has pushed the story of gold back to a far ...

In the heart of northern Zambia, a groundbreaking archaeological discovery at Kalambo Falls is reshaping our understanding of early human ingenuity. Researchers have unearthed wooden logs dating back ...

As northern Arabia emerged from the bone-dry chill of the Last Glacial Maximum, people moved back into the desert’s interior – following the return of seasonal water. On towering cliffs and open rock ...

Archaeologists found evidence of a previously unknown Roman-era administrative center in present-day Switzerland. Experts believe this settlement was crucial for commerce and record-keeping—all part ...