The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery, which included a femur and a human skull.The bones were ...

An archaeological study suggests Native Americans in the Rocky Mountains understood concepts of chance and probability 12,000 years ago, far earlier than Europe's recorded developments. Researcher ...

Many universities and museums in the U.S. have long held Native American burial artifacts that came from excavations and research carried out without Native American consent.

Research into human genomic diversity has a number of applications in biomedicine, evolution, and history. However, many populations have historically been underrepresented on the human genomic map.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A network of ancient ...

Members of New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo Tribal Nation have long told stories about having descended from ancient North American ancestors. Genetic evidence now backs up what Picuris people — but not ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A trail leading from near St. Louis, Missouri to Natchitoches, Louisiana, teaches us about a race that ruled “the new world” long before people from “the old world” ...

STOCKTON, Mo. -- Archeologists are racing the Sac River to recover artifacts that could rewrite human history in the Ozarks. If their hypothesis is correct, American Indians may have inhabited parts ...

The Native American sport, in which players use two sticks to carry and toss a small ball, is considered one of the oldest ...

A scuba diver's remarkable find of a well-preserved ancient canoe in Lake Mendota reveals the rich cultural heritage of the ...

Strangers to each other, the two young men came together in an ancient American Indian dance ceremony that honors warriors past and present. Eric Isaac, who is Tohono O'odham, moved his feet in ...