Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...

Do you know how exciting it is when we find something that completely alters our understanding of early human civilizations?

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by ...

New research comparing stone tools found at sites across the US and on Japan’s northernmost island suggests a different ...

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park sits quietly in the Santa Ynez Mountains, patiently waiting for curious travelers to discover its ancient secrets. This isn’t the kind of attraction with tour ...

New research reveals Teotihuacan’s sacred mountain held 34 stone monuments linked to storm gods and ancient calendrical ...

The archaeologists that found the stone-paved chamber, located inside a hilltop fort in Scotland, still aren’t sure exactly ...

Shafik Meghji reviews Upon A White Horse, a fascinating book uncovering ancient monuments and sites across the UK and Ireland ...

For ~300,000 years, the same craft endures - perhaps revealing the roots of one of our oldest habits: using technology to steady ourselves against change ...

It was inevitable that the Grand Egyptian Museum outside Cairo would accompany its much-delayed opening with demands for the ...

AlUla cultural tourism is flourishing, with the ancient oasis city in Saudi Arabia recently securing three prestigious World ...

An "incredible discovery" and a "chance finding" is how a family have described uncovering a prehistoric hand axe. Mel ...