The research team identified chemical residues of poison from gifbol, a poisonous plant still used by traditional hunters in ...

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

The findings reveal that humans were using sophisticated hunting tools thousands of years before previously thought ...

The tumulus (or burial mound) now stands about 26 feet (8 meters) above a natural hillock and more than 100 ft (30 m) above ...

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

Researchers have identified traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads - making it the oldest known arrow poison in the ...

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

When human error erases 5,000 years of history, we become even more aware that humankind is not perfect. The incident ...

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

Brazilian research team investigates protective factors in extraordinary people who survived COVID-19 without vaccines and ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

Learn how microscopic chemical traces preserved on stone tools are revealing new details about early human hunting practices.