R.I.P. to a good portion of the bow feature, made famous in the iconic "King of the World" scene of the eponymous 1997 movie.
The 2,200-year-old artifact was used in a famous battle between Rome and Carthage as part of the Punic Wars.
Humans have been getting high since basically the dawn of time.
Accretions in the cave push back the bridge's construction by over 1,000 years, raising questions about migration onto the Spanish islands.
The Herculaneum papyri were too fragile to unwrap for centuries. Now, they may not have to be.
It's unclear if residents living in the shadows of the Giza pyramids suffered health effects, but the finding offers a glimpse into how they lived.
It’s potential evidence of some of the earliest European recreational cocaine use.
People probably made their arrival by boat, and ancient tree resin is helping scientists time that migration.
The rock art is in a region of Colombia that was off-limits to researchers for decades due to political instability.
The young man and woman may have lived for hours after the devastating eruption.
Fragments of the Altar Stone are geologically different from the others at Stonehenge, but similar to those found hundreds of miles away, according to new research.
While incest was generally considered taboo in the community that inhabited Paquimé, it may have been overlooked—and leveraged—by the power-grasping upper classes.
The survey provided insights into how astronauts utilized the available space—though it involved less digging compared to traditional archaeological surveys.
A trio of South African sites contain evidence that early humans ate shellfish, used fire to modify raw materials, and used advanced projectile weapons.
A 700,000-year-old "hobbit" arm bone is offering new insights into the enigmatic species' evolutionary past.
The macabre facial expression has captured imaginations and stirred debate for nearly a century, and a new study adds fuel to the fire.
The canceled scheme included a tunnel beneath the ancient site, which conservationists argued posed a threat to Stonehenge's geology and its undiscovered archaeological treasures.
The bottles were unopened, in a chance find that's been sitting on the bottom of the sea for 170 years.
In May 2020, Rio Tinto's mine expansion destroyed an ancient rockshelter in Western Australia, erasing 47,000 years of Aboriginal heritage and sparking global outrage.
A planned highway project could pose a threat to the famed stones, whose origin is still shrouded in mystery.
