Our ancestors probably didn’t get 8 hours a night, either
UCLA-led study on present-day hunter-gatherers dispels myths about how humans evolved in sleeping.
Shift in weaning age supports hunting-induced extinction of Siberian woolly mammoths
Amidst the debate about what brought on the extinction of the mammoths, new study results point to human hunting as the cause.
Archaeologists memorialize the historic chancel burials at Jamestown
Famous early founders of Jamestown remembered with new reconstruction at the original church site where Pocahontas was married.
Mysterious Ancient Maya Mural Keeps Its Secrets
Revealing the full mural will have to wait, but overlying plaster shows ancient graffiti inscribed on its surface.
Ancient genome from Africa sequenced for the first time
Ancient DNA from 4,500-year-old skull shows wave of population back-migration into Africa from Western Eurasia much more extensive than previously thought. Strong 7,000-year-old Neolithic farmer ancestry detected.
Human Ancestor Candidate Sported Hands and Feet Much Like Modern Humans
The newly discovered Homo naledi species walked much like us and had hands that could manipulate objects similar to that of modern human hands, say researchers.
Petroglyph in Spain Marks when Atlantic and Mediterranean Cultures Met
Bronze Age rock carving depicts a Mediterranean style boat.
The Iceman Cameth
All early American ancestors hailed from East Asia and Siberia? Not so fast, says a prominent scientist.
Mummification was commonplace in Bronze Age Britain
Bronze Age burial remains in U.K. show signs of preservation consistent with mummification.
Possible site of ancient Sodom yields more finds
Archaeologists continue to uncover evidence of a massive Bronze Age city-state in present-day Jordan.
Fossilized ear bones reveal human ancestors heard higher frequencies
Study results have implications for the evolution of human language.
9,000 year-old ritualized decapitation found in Brazil
Decapitated skull buried with amputated hands.
The Golden Age of King Midas
The real history behind the king whose touch turned everything to gold.
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.
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.
