The black and white markings on its face make the Badger a very distinctive and unmistakable wild animal that everybody knows ...

Neolithic cemeteries in China reveal matrilineal societies, challenging traditional assumptions about early human societies.

Knowth is one of the greatest monuments of Neolithic Europe, situated in the Boyne valley. The area of Brú na Bóinne has been ...

Photo: Courtesy of Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. The Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology on Wednesday ...

The flute unearthed from an important Neolithic settlement in Iran shows how early humans progressed from their primitive ...

Researchers have sequenced the first whole ancient Egyptian genome from an individual who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago — ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

4,500-year-old DNA offers new clues about ancient human societies.

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ancient and well-travelled grain.

Hansen's Disease, more commonly known as leprosy, is a chronic disease that can lead to physical impairment. Today it exists ...

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism — and there are far more of them than you might imagine.

The forest was then further uncovered by storms in 2014 and Storm Hannah in 2019. The submerged woodland between Ynyslas and ...