A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say ...

Oldest remains found in Antarctica raise new questions about early human exploration—could they date back to the 19th century?

The Derveni Papyrus found in Greece is of immense importance and was registered by UNESCO in 2015 as the oldest handwritten ...

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Sediment DNA also traces life outside the cave. Predators dragged prey into sheltered chambers, humans left waste behind. By ...

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Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

Recent discoveries in an archaeological site in Mexico sheds new light into the beginning of the Maya civilization, and how ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — One of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office’s oldest unsolved homicides is unusual. While some might be familiar with the victim’s name, Paul Hurst, the 1977 case might be ...

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...

Fossilized facial bones discovered at Sima del Elefante in northern Spain date to 1.4 million years ago, the oldest human remains ever found in Western Europe. The individual, nicknamed “Pink,” may ...

New analyses have overturned a long-taught chapter of Japanese prehistory: fossils from a Toyohashi quarry once hailed as the ...