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.
The young man and woman may have lived for hours after the devastating eruption.
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.
Estimated to be over 10,000 years old, the kilometer-long wall was likely used for hunting.
A new aerial tour by Flyover Zone lets you visit the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, and more.
Southern Europe was apparently a climate refuge during the frigid millennia when these people lived.
The finds may rewrite how, and when, Ice Age humans in Asia and the Americas interacted.
Let's revisit the best old stuff that made headlines this year.
Pääbo’s 40-year career has yielded new technologies and a narrative of who we are as a species.
Three new papers detail the population genetics of Eurasian people spanning over 10,000 years.
The cave contains more than 1,000 artworks spanning over 50,000 years.
The robot can safely navigate the ancient city's ruins while collecting research data as it makes its rounds.
Climate change is threatening the preservation of the mummies in Chile's Atacama Desert, which is supposed to be one of the driest places on earth.
The complex funerary rituals of the 9,000 year-old city of Çatalhöyük are revealed in a new study.
The metal straws were used to drink from communal vessels during banquets, according to a new study.
A pregnant mummy, a frozen time capsule, a Pompeii snack bar, and a lost Egyptian city make our annual list.
Stone tools belonging to Neanderthals were also found at the 210,000-year-old site.
An ancient anthropogenic footprint, brought about by hunting, tool production, fire use, and other behaviors, has been discovered in Germany.
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