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

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 ...

Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have found the earliest known traces of humans deliberately kindling fire, ...

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

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

In the 1970s, scientists uncovered a set of fossilized footprints in Tanzania that were unlike anything seen before. Preserved in volcanic ash, they were left by early human ancestors more than 3.6 ...

An ancient fingerprint and several chemical clues from a 2,400-year-old sea raiders' boat are revealing secrets about where some mysterious attackers came from during the Iron Age. When you purchase ...

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

Whether through thorough excavations or accidental discoveries, archaeology has unveiled a wide array of ancient civilisations, cultures and traditions across the globe. Buried beneath layers of time, ...

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

A staggering 160,000 people are reported missing every year in the UK - equating to one person every 90 seconds.

Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation.