The remains of five enormous woolly mammoths were unearthed in Austria, and they show signs of having been hunted and […] ...

Throughout history, cultures have left behind a trail of breadcrumbs for archaeologists to follow. New sites and artifacts ...

Microscopic traces in ancient grinding stones have uncovered forgotten foods prepared 15,000 years ago—offering a rare taste of prehistoric life.

Archaeologists can finally publicly discuss the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artifacts that they have been ...

Microscopic plant residues found on bedrock metates offer new insights into the diets and cultural practices of ancient Indigenous communities in the American West. The mortar, pestle, and cutting ...

This view is of Roman Londinium, but it captures the essence of prehistoric south London (left), which remained a ...

According to a statement released by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, archaeologists revealed further evidence of humans successfully hunting woolly mammoths 25,000 years ago within the Perschling ...

New research from Oxford University has revealed chimpanzee "engineering" capabilities that aid them in retrieving insects as food sources.

It's thought that items in this find of around 800 objects, including the remains of wagons and horse harnesses, date back ...

The cuneiform tablets discovered there and in other Hittite sites represent one of the largest groups of texts from the ancient Near East. They include thousands of sources in Hittite, an ...

Chimpanzees in Tanzania choose flexible materials for termite tools, revealing clues about the origins of human intelligence ...

The mortar, pestle and cutting board in your kitchen are modern versions of manos and metates—ancient cooking implements ...