Archaeology
Lava-Chasers and Volcanic Tourism
Lava-chasers flock to the world's most active volcanoes, risking...
Ancient Wildfires Wiped Out Large Mammals in California
Globally, wildfires are getting worse. This year alone they...
Skull Found in China May Be Missing Link to Fourth Branch of Humanity
An ancient skull found recently in the Hualongdong region...
A Sudden Freeze Forced Early Humans Out of Europe
Europe's earliest human remains date from around 1.4 million...
Warrior Buried with Sword and Mirror Was a Woman
In 1999, archaeologists found a 2,000-year-old grave on the...
2,000-Year-Old Curry Spices Discovered in Vietnam
Scientists in southern Vietnam have identified the earliest evidence...
Ancient Mayan City Found in Mexican Jungle
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Mayan city in the...
3,000-Year-Old Charioteer Found in Siberia
Archaeologists have uncovered the grave of a 3,000-year-old charioteer...
A Woman Was the Highest Ranked Person in Copper Age Spain
In 2008, archaeologists discovered the "Ivory Merchant" in a...
Oldest Known Neanderthal Engravings Found in a French Cave
A set of engravings in a cave in France's...
Fruit on Pizza? Ancient Pompeiians Weigh In
A fresco recently unearthed at an archaeological site at...
Archaeologists Reconstruct Face of 7th-Century Teen
A forensic artist in the UK has reconstructed the...
A 6,000-Year-Old Carving Sheds New Light On Neolithic Mysteries
A retired surgeon has stumbled across the oldest piece...
Two 500-Year-Old Shipwrecks Found in South China Sea
Under 1,500 meters of seawater off the Chinese coast,...
‘No Single Birthplace’: Study Finds Ancient Diversity In Human Evolution
Ancient humans were prone to interbreeding with genetically diverse...
Have Archaeologists Discovered a Lost Viking Stronghold?
Start excavating a site known as Hangman's Hill, and...
Third Time Lucky: Modern Humans Only Colonized Europe on Their Third Try
One of anthropology's most enduring controversies is how exactly...
