Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last ...

Stone tools found in Israel are at least 1.9 million years old, showing humans left Africa earlier than scientists once believed.

DNA analysis shows that hunter-gatherer graves on Gotland were shared by indirect relatives such as cousins, aunts and uncles ...

The powerful sound of the drumline is more than just a crowd-pleaser at football games and parades—it's a living echo of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered rock-cut tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom in Aswan, Egypt, revealing pottery vessels and jewelry.

A new radiocarbon reassessment has established that the so-called Lapedo child from central Portugal was buried approximately ...

Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of ...

From migration to queer identity and ancestral mythology, African filmmakers came to the Berlinale with bold stories ...

Researchers used three different methods to date the site, challenging the preexisting notion of the site being between 1.2 and 1.6 million years old.

A new study provides a clearer timeline for one of the most significant prehistoric sites worldwide for the study of human ...

Excavators recently unearthed an Anglo-Saxon "princely" grave — containing two men, a horse and grave goods — during the construction of a nuclear power station in England. The discovery was made at ...

The excavation of one of the largest Roman cemeteries in the UK could unearth more hidden secrets of ancient funeral traditions, archaeologists have said. Camille Guezennec, 41, site supervisor at ...