The mysteries of the Lower Pecos cave paintings in West Texas are finally coming to light, courtesy of an intrepid new study.

An international team of researchers has used knowledge of historical geography to reexamine the earliest datable total solar ...

British archaeologists have made a discovery they believe points to an unusual ancient monument that once stood in Northwest ...

Perhaps no landmark has left scientists as perplexed as Stonehenge, the ancient ring of massive stones in Salisbury Plain, ...

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert has unearthed a forgotten African kingdom.

With an opposable big toe resembling a human thumb, the fossilized Burtele foot suggested its owner was a skilled climber, ...

While you may believe that it's hard to learn anything new about a structure that has been around for thousands of years, ...

D mapping reveals Easter Island's iconic statues were built by competing family clans, not centralized rulers.

Cherokee author Vanessa Lillie’s latest thriller, "The Bone Thief," blends mystery and Native history as she meets readers on ...

Researchers have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved ancient relic in Japan, dating back over 10,000 years.

Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by “keels” along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. This production stage, ...