Located on a plateau overlooking the fertile plains often referred to as the “cradle of civilisation”, the Unesco World ...

Today the deserts of the Arabian peninsula are inhospitable - but 100,000 years ago the area was full of animals and ancient humans ...

Scientists have found wolf remains, thousands of years old, on a small, isolated island in the Baltic Sea—a place where the ...

Natufian clay figurine from Israel reveals an early story about how people connected with animals and used art to understand their world.

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

"Early-life malnutrition has been consistently associated with reduced brain volume and cognitive impairments, highlighting the critical importance of adequate energy and nutrient intake during ...

What do you build with when trees are scarce and winters are brutal? For hunter-gatherers living in current-day Ukraine some ...

A monumental archaeological discovery in northern China is reshaping what we know about early human settlement and society.

Flag Fen Archaeology Park sits in the midst of a unique Bronze Age landscape east of Peterborough, in England. Some 3,500 ...

Restoration efforts at the Palace of Westminster have revealed prehistoric stone tools dating from approximately 4300 BCE, ...

Latest advancements in technology are aiding archaeological and anthropological research. A new EU-funded robot is helping archaeologists reassemble Pompeii's frescoes, while scientists have ...

As told in Tarpley Hitt’s rollicking “Barbieland,” the rise of America’s doll alter ego is much messier and more interesting ...