Bones from the turn of the Holocene indicate that humans were feeding canines—including wolves and coyotes—fish over 10,000 years ago,
Scientists have determined that the diet of a Clovis woman who lived in North America 13,000 years ago included a substantial portion of mammoth and other large game.
Researchers in Poland have hypothesized that warriors used spoon-like artifacts to administer drugs during Roman-period wartime.
A team of Chinese scientists has confirmed the presence of the anthrax-causing bacteria at the site of an infamous Second World War laboratory.
The near-2,000-year-old cache included swords and chainmail, and offers a unique window into the Nordic community that lived there.
A 1.5-million-year-old lakebed from Kenya shows two ancient human relatives cohabitating an environment, shaking up our ancestors' story.
An international team of researchers analyzed organic residues in ceramic trays used by Neolithic people in the Near East to bake bread and focaccia.
Ice Age humans in what is now Wyoming used bones from hares, bobcats, and mountain lions to craft sewing needles, new research suggests.
Researchers discovered a bronze cannon that may have been used by Coronado, preceding the Second Amendment by 250 years.
Camp Century, a subterranean military base in Greenland, was spotted under the icy expanse during a flight earlier this year.
Four clay cylinders inscribed with what might be the oldest known evidence of alphabetic writing are 500 years older than other early alphabets, according to new research.
The ingredient list featured items ranging from human breast milk to sesame seeds and grapes.
People in the northern UK and Ireland are especially good at identifying fake accents compared to their southern compatriots.
Over 100 perforated pebbles from a site near the Sea of Galilee showcase an early instance of the tech that reshaped humanity.
The etching, discovered at a Paleolithic campsite, may be the only known evidence hinting at how our ancestors fished over 150 centuries ago.
The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia.
The 3,900-year-old tomb of priestess Idy is revealing new insights into women’s roles in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.
The famous conqueror’s burial location remains a mystery, but new research claims that material found in one of the iconic Royal Tombs in Greece may have belonged to him.
Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the port city's socioeconomic and geographic diversity.
Italian researchers suggest that symbols from the oldest writing system in the world may have come directly from cylinder seal motifs.
