"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Archaeological evidence shows ...

Exciting discoveries from archaeological sites predating the Clovis culture pose new questions about how, when, and by whom ...

Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it? Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors. That's a lot.

Ancient people weren’t immune to bothersome pests. Learn about the different methods and tools they used to stay pest-free.

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Archaeologists have already found more than 200 tombs—and they think that might be just the tip of the iceberg.

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

A team of archaeologists, paleontologists, and historians from several institutions in Spain, Germany, and Poland, has found ...

Scientists and historians finally know why hundreds of human bones are still being pulled from the bottom of the River Thames ...