LONDON — Like examining the growth rings of an ancient tree, scientists have developed a new way to analyze the “twigs” of human genetic family trees, revealing previously hidden patterns of migration ...

Sediment coring and seafloor surveys revealed ancient riverbeds and valleys submerged beneath modern Aegean waters. During the last Ice Age, these valleys were part of a vast lowland plain connecting ...

Researchers have created the world's largest ancient human gene bank by analyzing the bones and teeth of almost 5,000 humans who lived across western Europe and Asia up to 34,000 years ago. By ...

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of ...

Rome’s rise, as seen in its supersized monuments, colorful mosaics, and marble Caesars. Follow Rome’s rise through its awe-inspiring art, starting at Rome’s humble birthplace in the Forum. Soon Rome ...

The joy of Greece lies in Delphi, Epidavros and Mycenae. Each offers a unique opportunity to delve into ancient life and explore Greece’s rich history. When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ...

For many decades, textbooks taught that hippos vanished from the center of Europe upon the onset of the Ice Age. However, a new study is rewriting that history. Utilizing ancient DNA and reliable ...

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others. By Carl Zimmer In 1786, a British judge named William ...

In 1495, a devastating infection began to sweep across Europe, causing pustules and sores to erupt on people’s bodies and faces. Accusatory finger-pointing about the scourge, syphilis, began almost ...

Bling isn’t a modern invention; humans have been wearing what anthropologists call personal ornamentation for tens of thousands of years. And the distinct ways prehistoric people adorned themselves ...

Greece’s timeless art: Golden Age temples, alluring Venuses, and exuberant Winged Victory. Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged ...