Chemical traces on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from South Africa suggest ancient hunters used plant poison.

Archaeologists excavating at Tadım Fortress and Höyük in eastern Turkey have unearthed a remarkable stone seal dating back 7,500 years, pushing evidence of organized settlement in the Elazig region ...

A small carved stone, pulled from the soil of eastern Türkiye, is forcing archaeologists to rethink how sophisticated some of ...

Researchers have uncovered chemical evidence that humans in what is now South Africa were using poisoned arrows for hunting ...

A fascinating archaeological discovery in South Africa has revealed that humans were using sophisticated poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Chemical analysis of ...

January 21: Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced she was seeking $7 million to aid Arizona State Museum’s repatriation of Native American human remains and artifacts. “The hardworking staff at the ...

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

A 7,500-year-old stone seal found in eastern Turkey reveals clues about prehistoric administration, trade, and identity.

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

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Ahead of the development of a high-speed railway near Gerstaberg, Sweden, archaeologists recently excavated a bog that was once a lake. During their dig, they came across two surprising artifacts: a ...

Five millennia ago, ancient fishers buried a dog alongside a dagger in a lake bed. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...