At a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which had been used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet….
Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study reveals. Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly…
A joint research team led by MAO Fangyuan from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and MENG…
New archeological analysis challenges long-standing hypotheses about ostrich eggshell beads and the spread of pastoralism in Africa. Ostrich eggshell beads are some of the oldest…
Little is known about the origins of manikins—small anatomical sculptures thought to be used by doctors four centuries ago—but now advanced imaging techniques have offered…
An international collaboration of scientists in Iceland, Denmark, and the Netherlands has for the first time used ancient DNA analyses and C14-dating to demonstrate the…
Experiments at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are casting a new light on Egyptian soil and ancient mummified bone samples…
A new study co-led by researchers in the U.S. and China has pushed back the first-known physical evidence of insect flower pollination to 99 million…
Complex disease transmission patterns could explain why it took tens of thousands of years after first contact for our ancestors to replace Neanderthals throughout Europe…
Found for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula: an ornament with eagle talons from the Neanderthal Period. Eagle talons are regarded as the first…
These trackways allow researchers to explore habitat preferences in high-latitude dinosaurs. Abundant dinosaur footprints in Alaska reveal that high-latitude hadrosaurs preferred tidally influenced habitats, according…
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate. Fire starting is a skill that many modern humans struggle with in the absence of a…
Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals? University of South Carolina archaeologist finds evidence in South Carolina to support controversial theory. A…
The habits of a needle-toothed tetrapod that lived more than 370 million years ago have filled in a piece of the evolutionary puzzle thanks to…
An ancient walkway most likely used by pilgrims as they made their way to worship at the Temple Mount has been uncovered in the “City…
An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by…
An international team seeks to integrate diverse voices, experiences and expertise into the scientific practices of ancient DNA research and foster better collaboration with Indigenous…
Siamraptor provides a new glimpse at the early evolution of carcharodontosaurian dinosaurs. Fossils discovered in Thailand represent a new genus and species of predatory dinosaur,…