When it comes to mummification, the Ancient Egyptians usually spring to mind. But archaeologists have unearthed evidence that show civilisations were using the technique to preserve their dead ...

Stone tools reveal Southeast Asia led the world in advanced seafaring 40,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of ...

New evidence is emerging in Kenya of early humans crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years during the Pliocene, despite ...

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface ...

“Our findings, combined with prior research, indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of ...

Recent archaeological discoveries are challenging established narratives of human origins and creativity. A 64,000-year-old ...

Hidden beneath Mars’ rust-red dust, ancient caves may guard the planet’s oldest secrets — and possibly even long-lost traces of life still waiting to be found, scientists say ...