These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

Historical records from 1350 show that as many as 12,000 people were buried in 11 “ plague pits ” outside the city of Erfurt, ...

The people at the center of this discovery are known as the Sambaqui. For nearly 7,000 years, these groups lived along the ...

Prepare to have your mind blown as we uncover 25 of the most mysterious, jaw-dropping discoveries on Earth that science still can’t fully explain. From baffling archaeological finds to startling ...

For more than three decades, Ötzi the Iceman has been a kind of time capsule for researchers—an Alpine body preserved so well that it keeps producing scientific “firsts.” Now, a new analysis suggests ...

“The pronounced increase in biface knapping skill evident from around half a million years ago in Britain may reflect a ...

The ability of the early toolmakers to select high-quality stone, produce sharp flakes, and return to familiar raw-material ...

Paleoanthropologists have announced the world's most complete skeleton of Homo habilis, a human ancestor that lived more than ...

Researchers are using chemical and mineral analysis to trace the origins of ancient pottery in Israel, building a national ...

“This finding aligns with both modern soil science and the medieval ‘miasma theory,’ which held that diseases spread through ...

This intricate gold ring found in Norway features a deceptive blue glass setting likely designed to mimic a holy sapphire.

Evidence from Brazil’s coast suggests Indigenous communities hunted whales 5,000 years ago, pushing back the origins of ...