Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

The site sits within sediments that record major environmental upheaval in East Africa during the late Pliocene. Around 3.44 ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

Top image: Various tools, utensils and other artifacts that were recovered after the Typhoon Halong scattered them from a significant Yup'ik archaeological site, known as the Nunalleq site, in ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

As ice continues to melt, more ancient artifacts are likely to surface after lying dormant for centuries. While there are valuable lessons to be learned from their emergence, they are also reminders ...

At Egypt’s Elephantine Island, newly examined granite artifacts reveal machining marks that some experts believe couldn’t ...

The team detected at least one gut pathogen in every specimen. The most common were Blastocystis and enteropathogenic E. coli ...

In an extraordinary twist of fate, an amateur metal detectorist in England has unearthed a treasure trove of over 800 ancient ...

A remarkable wooden sculpture depicting the mythological hero Hercules has emerged from an ancient refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza, impressing archaeologists with its state of preservation.

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

Namorotukunan reveals an enduring tradition, not a moment: human ancestors made the same types of tools for hundreds of ...