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

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

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

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

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

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 in southeast England have uncovered the oldest known evidence of fire deliberately made by human ancestors.

A UK cat named Flossie turned 30 on December 29, extending her Guinness World Record as the oldest living cat on Earth. Cats Protection/Guinness World Records Did she combine all her nine lives? An ...

The discovery of a Neanderthal fire pit in southeastern England has revealed that fire was made by humans at least 400,000 years ago. Previously, it was thought that humans had begun to make fire only ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, died at 104 after retiring in 2022. Soskin elevated ...

Betty Reid Soskin, who was the National Park Service’s oldest active ranger when she retired at age 100, has died. She was 104. She passed away “peacefully” at her home in Richmond, California on ...