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

For nearly a century, 41 ancient human skeletons from the Guar Kepah shell middens remained in boxes and display cases across ...

Beneath the sands of Egypt’s Sahara lie complete skeletons of ancient whales from a time when the region was covered by a warm tropical sea. The fossils at Wadi El-Hitan reveal whales with legs, feet, ...

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.

This documentary investigates claims of ancient giants in North America using archaeology, historical records, and ...

The team also said the grave was unusual for its small circular shell beads, which served as personal adornments.

It’s not uncommon for archaeologists to stumble upon ancient tombs filled with grave goods. Usually, we see weapons, jewels, ...

More than 50 skeletons spanning 20 burials were recovered from beneath the Tower of London, with one mass grave dating back to the Black Death.

Five millennia ago, ancient fishers buried a dog alongside a dagger in a lake bed. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists have shed light on the true origins of the so-called "first black Briton". The skeletal remains - dating from Roman times - were previously thought to belong to a woman from the sub-Saharan ...

This ancient crocodile never finished its last meal. More than 2,000 years after it died, researchers can still make out a small fish inside its stomach—its body intact, still caught on a bronze hook.

Teams have now re-examined the 2000-year-old skeleton and its DNA with new techniques. Analysis revealed she was around 18 to 25 when she died and probably stood at just over four foot nine inches ...