The ability of the early toolmakers to select high-quality stone, produce sharp flakes, and return to familiar raw-material ...

Tanis is one of Egypt’s most overlooked ancient cities, yet it produced untouched royal treasures rivaling Tutankhamun’s and ...

Stone age humans were using poison for hunting far longer than previously believed. In A Nutshell Chemical traces survived ...

Microscopic feathers provide clearest evidence yet of ceremonial clothing used in shamanic burial rituals in prehistoric ...

Have you ever found yourself in a museum’s gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled “stone tools,” muttering under your breath, “How do they know it’s not just any old ...

A major ancient Roman factory found in England sheds light on tool production, with over 800 whetstones and stone anchors ...

A 7,500-year-old stone seal found in eastern Turkey reveals clues about prehistoric administration, trade, and identity.

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

At the height of its power, the Roman Empire extended as far away as Britain. Rome didn’t view the region as remote or ...

A fascinating archaeological discovery in South Africa has revealed that humans were using sophisticated poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Chemical analysis of ...

Evidence of a Roman industrial hub in North East England dating back over 1,900 years has been unearthed. The "extraordinary" ...

An intact 5,000-year-old tomb has been discovered in Teba, Spain, containing ivory, amber, shells, and trade networks.