Genetics preserves traces of ancient resistance to Inca rule

DNA analysis of present-day populations in the Chachapoyas region of Peru indicates that the original inhabitants were not uprooted en masse by the Inca Empire's expansion into this area...

Tue, Dec 12, 2017

More than 1,000 ancient sealings discovered

Classical scholars from the Cluster of Excellence discover a large number of sealings in southeast Turkey -- more than 1,000 sealings give new insights into the Greco-Roman pantheon.

Fri, Dec 8, 2017

Revising the story of the dispersal of modern humans across Eurasia

Technological advances and multidisciplinary research teams are reshaping our understanding of when and how humans left Africa -- and who they met along the way.

Thu, Dec 7, 2017

New approach measures early human butchering practices

Accurately measuring animal bone cut marks can help answer questions about human evolution.

Thu, Dec 7, 2017

South African discovery turns page in story of humankind

South Africa’s oldest, virtually complete fossil human ancestor is unveiled to the public for the first time in a completely cleaned and reconstructed state.

Wed, Dec 6, 2017

Could ancient bones suggest Santa was real?

Wed, Dec 6, 2017

Archaeologists revise chronology of the last hunter-gatherers in the Near East

Tue, Dec 5, 2017

Adornments told about the culture of prehistoric people

MSU-based scientists: The adornments helped the scientists determine relative age of the people buried in Sungir.

Fri, Dec 1, 2017

First-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl’s story

Scientists use powerful X-rays at Argonne to answer questions about 1,900-year-old mummy.

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

Prehistoric women had stronger arms than today’s elite rowing crews

Wed, Nov 29, 2017

First evidence for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain discovered

University of Leicester archaeologists suggest Caesar's fleet first landed in Pegwell Bay, Isle of Thanet, Kent in 54BC and constructed fort nearby.

Wed, Nov 29, 2017

Plague likely a Stone Age arrival to central Europe

The plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis may have first come to Europe with the large-scale migration of steppe nomads in the Stone Age, millennia before the first known historical epidemics.

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

Ancient barley took high road to China

Tiny grains, thousands of years old, tell story of prehistoric food globalization.

Wed, Nov 22, 2017

‘Sunken Cities’ will take visitors on deep dive into Egyptian art

North American debut of ‘Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds’ will be once-in-a-lifetime chance to see recently excavated treasures.

Mon, Nov 20, 2017

Researchers chart rising inequality across millennia

Findings have profound implications for contemporary society.

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

Dating the Presence of Archeological Cultures During the Upper Paleolithic

Wed, Nov 15, 2017

Rare medieval treasure unearthed at the Abbey of Cluny

Tue, Nov 14, 2017

Archaeologists find earliest evidence of winemaking

University of Toronto team contributes to discovery of 8,000-year-old wine production in ancient Middle East.

Mon, Nov 13, 2017

Neolithic farmers coexisted with hunter-gatherers for centuries in Europe

New research shows that early farmers who migrated to Europe from the Near East spread quickly across the continent, where they lived side-by-side with existing local hunter-gatherers while slowly...

Thu, Nov 9, 2017

Height and weight evolved at different speeds in the bodies of our ancestors

Wed, Nov 8, 2017