Since the turn of the millennium, our understanding of our ancestors and extended cousins has shifted dramatically, thanks to ...

A growing set of structured-light scans and photogrammetry models is showing extreme precision in hard-stone Egyptian vases—down to tiny deviations that don’t match the “simple hand tools” story.

Gadag: Archaeological excavation at the historic site of Lakkundi in Gadag district continued to reveal important findings, ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

Traces of plant poison on ancient African arrowheads provide the oldest direct evidence of poisoned weapons. Scientists have ...

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

A medieval green glass jewel has been found by archaeologists working at a site to be built upon, with the coming of the ...

Zahi Hawass says he hopes to discover the tomb of Nefertiti before he retires, and he believes he's getting close.

Researchers identified chemical traces of poison on 60,000-year-old arrowheads, meaning the artifacts bear the oldest known evidence of arrow poison.

Once dismissed as sticks and forgotten in a museum, the 5,000-year-old tools show prehistoric people hunted whales far from ...

A major ancient Roman industrial site on the River Wear may be the most important discovery of the last hundred years, ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.