An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed ...

The researchers carefully compared the newly discovered teeth with known specimens of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy’s species) and early Homo. They found that these teeth belonged to both early ...

The new fossil was unearthed in a remote part of Argentinian Patagonia—and had teeth comparable to a T. rex, says National ...

Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered human remains and structural artifacts indicating a 3,000-year-old ritualistic cult ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient ...

A new study suggests an enzyme unique to Homo sapiens may have made us more competitive water seekers than our closest ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

Protein evidence reveals hidden variation in P. robustus. The species may be more complex than once believed. For close to a ...

Researchers have unveiled an ancient Egyptian handprint that was left on a soul house tomb offering 4,000 years ago.

A mystery of ancient engineering revealed - was this the answer to Judah’s worst drought? A study by the Israel Antiquities ...

Archaeologists are taking another look at tattoos on preserved corpses and verifying ancient techniques with modern tattoo artists.