Scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science used a powerful combination of cutting-edge chemistry and artificial ...

The launch of the Data Research Center marks a new phase in ISAC’s evolution into a 21st-century research institute where ...

In a research facility in Manila, microscopic grooves on ancient stone tools are challenging one of archaeology’s ...

The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species ...

Excerpted from Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. Copyright ...

Scattered across the archeological sites of the Eurasian continent, hundreds of female-shaped statues have resurfaced, dating back to more than 40,000 years ago. Colloquially known as “Venus” statues, ...

A collection of prehistoric stone tools and butchered animal bones was discovered in 1992 at the Ain Boucherit archaeological site on the north-eastern high Algerian plateau have now been dated to 2.4 ...

A new study has revealed that when humans were still living exclusively in Africa, before migrating to Eurasia and ultimately to the rest of the planet, they were more flexible and adaptable than ...

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...

In a landmark study, researchers have successfully sequenced the genomes of 13 ancient individuals from South Africa, offering unprecedented insights into human genetic continuity and challenging ...

A Paleolithic handaxe with a broken distal end, discovered during the Ayvalık survey. Credit: Kadriye, Göknur, and Hande. A new study suggests that early humans may have once walked directly from ...