Woven textiles from an archaeological site in Turkey weren’t made from wool or linen as suspected, but from something else entirely.
Scientists are struggling to understand how the 250,000-year-old fossil ended up in such a remote, hard-to-reach part of the cave system.
The chance discovery is the most complete of its kind.
30,000-year-old stone tools found in a Mexican cave aren’t actually stone tools, argues a group of archaeologists.
Fragments belonging to a remarkable hexagonal glass Roman jug were also uncovered.
An analysis of red paint on a Peruvian mask turned up some interesting additives, including human blood proteins.
Only time will tell if the new name will gain traction in the scientific community and if the reassigning of old fossils is currently warranted.
The Tarim Basin mummies are immaculately preserved, well-dressed, and buried in boats. Now scientists have analyzed their genetics.
A sweeping survey of ancient settlements offers new clues to pre-Columbian life in Mexico.
Using cosmic rays and wood chips, scientists have established a firm date for the arrival of Vikings in North America.
An Israeli scuba diver found the 900-year-old sword in shallow waters close to shore.
Four charred seeds in a 12,300-year-old hearth appear to push the start of human tobacco use back by millennia.
The wooden ski and its previously discovered counterpart are considered the “best-preserved pair of skis from prehistory.”
The tomb contains the remains of three people and a bevy of animals, according to new research.
Sulawesi island has yielded many clues to our distant past, and now archaeologists can add a Pleistocene Homo sapiens fossil to the list.
The 42-foot chamber has been sealed off for 40,000 years. Researchers have already found bones and scratch marks inside.
The ancient complex looks like a miniature version of Teotihuacán—an ancient city located hundreds of miles away.
Revealed in 1965, the map was taken as further proof that Vikings reached the Americas before Columbus.
“Only a member of the absolute cream of society would have been able to collect a treasure like the one found here.”
Fossilized human footprints in New Mexico appear to be up to 23,000 years old, left behind by teenagers and young children.
