Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were ...

The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of Easter Island as they pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads over 900 years ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered how Incas used Andean balance scales and ancient string knot ...

While they suspected the foot belonged to an ancient human that likely lived alongside the species we know as “Lucy,” ...

UC Berkeley’s Anthropology Department opened the refurbished Constance Chiang Pan Anthropology Reading Room, or CCPARR, as a ...

Ethnographic journalism blends anthropological theory and immersive fieldwork to report on marginalized communities, but its ...

A new study suggests that many modern health challenges may stem from a deep evolutionary mismatch between our ancient biology and today’s industrialized environments.

Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests. Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds. Trump says ...

Led by Dr. Stepahnie Poindexter during the winter session, students participating in the course will learn a variety of field primatology methods while working with endangered lemurs living in a ...

Students and professionals gathered at UW-Parkside for a week of digging, sifting and testing evidence as part of a forensic anthropology workshop June 6 through June 11. The workshop, which was put ...