Study finds prehistoric hunter-gatherers in South Texas may have crafted musical instruments from human bones.

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

A groundbreaking study has uncovered evidence suggesting that an ancient, unidentified tribe that once thrived along the ...

A new study led by Amy Bogaard, Professor of European Archaeology, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, reveals that ...

Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

A new study led by Amy Bogaard, Professor of European Archaeology, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, reveals that high wealth inequality in human societies over the past 10,000 years was ...

A new partnership brings winemaking back to Pompeii for the first time in 2000 years – For the first time in nearly two ...

Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it's one of the driest deserts in the ...

Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern ...

Culture was crucial for ancient canal systems Ancient ... searching for models of sustainable agriculture and climate adaptations can look to the archaeological record. Successfully applying past ...

A new DNA research challenges the myth of elite burials in Ireland, revealing a complex, community-driven story behind ...