Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...

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DNA seems like it would be able to plot out genetic relationships between civilizations, but researchers found that this ...

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

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DNA samples from individuals across 2,000 years sheds light on the Etruscan origins, revealing Roman-era changes and genetic ...

We may be witnessing the moment when our ancestors first defied a hostile world, using the same tools in the same place for ...

Polygnotus, the “Homer of painters,” transformed ancient Greek art with monumental murals that merged myth, history, and ...

Mess with money and you mess with far more than the price system, inflation, and economics — you mess with people’s heads,” writes economist David McWilliams in “The History of Money: A ...

Archaeologists involved in documenting the site described the volcanic rock surfaces as "among the earliest canvases of the human imagination," noting that every carved line—whether depicting animals, ...

Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...