The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell ...

The center of what is now the state of Ohio long has been a gathering place. In the wake of the departure of the last great glacier about 15,000 years ago, a few hunter-gatherers called central Ohio ...

Experts collaborated to create a bust showing how Kennewick Man, also known as the Ancient One, may have looked. (Sculpted bust by StudioEIS; forensic facial reconstruction by sculptor Amanda Danning; ...

The Sabines, a Spartan tribe, shaped the early Romans with their martial skill, social order, and lasting cultural and religious influence.

Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous... Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center For ...

For three unforgettable days, we lived among the tribes of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, one of the most culturally rich and remote ...

Tribes that want the skeleton reburied say they are going to try again within a year to change federal law to repatriate ancient remains, including Kennewick Man's. And a book that details the ...

Smithsonian physical anthropologists Karin Bruwelheide, left, and Doug Owsley discuss the position of the Kennewick Man skeleton during an anatomical layout of the remains. File Chip Clark/Smithsonian ...

GUDUTA, IndiaGUDUTA, India — The ritual began with a thunderous roll of leather drums, its clamor echoing through the entire village. Women dressed in colorful saris broke into an Indigenous folk ...