Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...

Jiaguwen, or oracle-bone inscriptions, that were excavated from the Yinxu Ruins, were records of practicing divination and ...

A newly discovered lost city in Rajasthan, tied to the sacred writings of India, reveals evidence of culture, trade, and ...

A boomerang carved from a mammoth tusk is one of the oldest in the world, and it may be even older than archaeologists ...

Just 10 mg of bone yields reliable results, preserving precious archaeological samples. Researchers then compare the spectra with a reference database containing collagen profiles of different species ...

Journey through thousands of years of dynamic coastal transformation and enduring human presence with Bonnie Newsom and ...

A construction project to upgrade a sewer conveyance system in Canada led to the discovery of an archaeological site ...

The artifact, and others found in alongside it, indicate that the owner was “a prominent individual of her time.” ...

The ancient boomerang wasn't found alone; it lay alongside a human phalanx—a small bone from either a finger or a toe.