The Golden Age of King Midas
The real history behind the king whose touch turned everything to gold.
9,000 year-old ritualized decapitation found in Brazil
Decapitated skull buried with amputated hands.
Website walks visitors on virtual tour of biblical archaeological sites
The next best thing to being there.
DNA evidence from massive trove of bones shakes up human evolution
Study results indicate modern humans may have taken shape far earlier than thought.
Can DNA evidence fill gaps in our history books?
Study identifies certain migrations and related interbreeding as key to establishing the current West Eurasian genetic landscape.
Archaeologist reconstructs faces of Stone Age people
Human remains as old as 10,000 years ago come alive in hyper-realistic recreations.
The New Kid on the Block
Could this be the face of the earliest known human ancestor?
Human diet expanded 3.76 million years ago
Dietary change reflects the transition from living in a wooded environment to that of open landscapes.
Scientists Discover New Early Human Species
Massive South African fossil trove shakes up the human family tree.
Common ancestor to humans and chimps described
The common ancestor was similar to the modern African ape, say researchers.
Researchers map early American caffeine trade
Findings may shed light on trade among distant North American populations before arrival of Europeans.
Scientists report Stone Age flour production
Grinding tool dated to more than 32,000 years ago used to grind grains into flour, say researchers.
Meadowcroft
An exclusive interview with internationally acclaimed archaeologist James M. Adovasio reveals what makes the Meadowcroft rockshelter prominent in the ongoing search for the first Americans.
Common origins of Neolithic farmers in Europe traced
For the first time, scientists sequence the genome of a Neolithic Iberian farmer.
Early human fossils in Spain give insights to human evolution
430,000-year-old early human fossils indicate features of Neanderthals evolved piecemeal, not simultaneously, say researchers.
Philistines introduced key plants into Israel during the Iron Age
New findings show that ancient Philistine culture had a major and long-term impact on floral biodiversity in Israel. Plant study shows Philistine origins and may assist ecologists in dealing...
Prehistoric climate variability a key factor in human evolution, say scientists
Evidence from Africa and China suggests early humans adapted and evolved in response to environmental variability.
