For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

New research reveals how the invention of a crucial Ice Age technology helped humans defend against extreme cold during ancient global migrations.

The Bronze Age in ancient Greece was a pivotal era that laid the foundation for the rich tapestry of Hellenic civilization.

Credit: Zde, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Ancient DNA is helping scientists understand the origins of Bronze Age populations in the Aegean and how they are connected to modern Greeks. A genetic ...

Burned crusts on ancient pottery reveal that Stone Age people cooked fish together with berries, seeds, and other plants.

A mysterious form of plague that spread across Eurasia thousands of years before the Black Death has finally revealed a crucial clue. Scientists analyzing ancient DNA discovered the bacterium Yersinia ...

Danish team finds 5,500-year-old ceremonial site hidden in Jordan’s hills In the hills of central Jordan, Danish archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery: a 5,500-year-old ritual site, used not ...

(Reuters) -A new line of evidence is providing further corroboration of the antiquity of fossilized footprints discovered at White Sands National Park in New Mexico that rewrite the history of humans ...