Scientists develop new insights on dog domestication
Man's best friend may have emerged independently from two separate (possibly now extinct) wolf populations that lived on opposite sides of the Eurasian continent.
George Washington’s Mount Vernon to Open New Slavery Exhibition
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Opens October 1.
Space-age exploration for prehistoric bones in South Africa
High-tech 3D mapping of the history-making Dinaledi chamber revealed.
High altitude archaeology: Prehistoric paintings revealed
Archaeologists at the University of York have undertaken pioneering scans of the highest prehistoric paintings of animals in Europe.
Migration back to Africa took place during the Paleolithic
A piece of international research led by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has retrieved the mitogenome of a fossil belonging to the first Homo sapiens population in Europe.
Ancient DNA study finds Phoenician from Carthage had European ancestry
A 2500-year-old Phoenician shows ancient ancestry on the Iberian Peninsula.
Women in southern Germany Corded Ware culture may have been highly mobile
In this ancient subsistence economy, women may have moved settlements after marriage.
Beer brewing in ancient China
Archaeologists discover evidence for a 5,000-year-old beer concoction and the earliest known occurrence of barley in China.
Skeletal differences between Neanderthal and modern human infants
Many of the distinctive morphological characteristics of Neanderthals were already apparent at birth.
Jerusalem Dig Calls for Support
Summer 2016 Jerusalem dig to explore residential area of the rich and famous of the time of Herod and Jesus of Nazareth.
Prehistoric Site in Florida Confirms Pre-Clovis Peopling of the Americas
Stone tools, butchered mastadon provide evidence of occupation 14,550 years ago.
Scientists proclaim a new civilization in the Aegean Bronze Age
Research sheds light on the Luwian civilization of western Asia Minor.
Archaeologists uncover 13,000-year-old bones of ancient, extinct species of bison
Discovery made just 10 feet below the ground's surface at Old Vero Man site.
