The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

A fascinating archaeological discovery in South Africa has revealed that humans were using sophisticated poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Chemical analysis of ...

Animals played a significant role in ancient Greek life, initially for practical use and gradually extending beyond that.

Archaeologists in Eastern Attica have uncovered remarkable finds in Rafina, shedding new light on the Early Bronze Age and ...

The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...

An almost complete battle trumpet dating back around 2,000 years to the Iron Age has been unearthed by in England.

DNA analysis shows strong ties to Early Bronze Age Sicily, with little influence from the eastern Mediterranean. There’s also ...

Mongolia’s Bogd Khan Uul was originally protected by an ally of Genghis Khan and is home to Bronze Age petroglyphs, ...

Asia, Africa and Europe. We will meet the peoples who lived in these lands, including some of the very earliest major ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked ...