An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

A team of scholars identified the oldest intentional human cremation, dramatically expanding what archaeologists know about early hunter-gatherer practices.

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

A modern analysis of 7-million-year-old remains suggest this mysterious ancient primate is the oldest human ancestor ever found.

Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed ...

Analysis of 60,000-year-old artifacts has uncovered the oldest known poison arrowheads, hinting at advanced ancient knowledge ...

​​Rivers may seem as old as the hills, but they have life cycles just like other natural features do. Many grow and make ...

The 9,500-year-old remains of a woman in Malawi have set a new record, marking Africa's oldest evidence of intentional ...

Earth’s first sponges may have been ghostly, soft-bodied pioneers—ancient animals that evolved long before their skeletons ...

Traces of a toxic chemical found on 60,000-year-old arrowheads hint at advanced planning by Palaeolithic hunters.

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago unearthed in a Moroccan cave are providing a deeper understanding of ...