The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

In Spain, the Cave of the Bats, Albuñol, held a major secret: bowstrings discovered in the 19th century predate those used by ...

Tucked under London’s Palace of Westminster— one of the most famous structures in the city and home to the Houses of Parliament—archaeologists uncovered artifacts dating back 6,000 years, including ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

On the windswept hills overlooking Turkey's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life might have looked 11,000 years ago when the world's earliest communities ...

Neolithic ‘chewing gum’ remains reveal the diet, microbes and repairs made by early Alpine farmers thanks to DNA trapped in ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one ...

If there were a place that could be called the archaeological almanac of Saudi Arabian culture, it would be Tell Abraq, ...

A 13,000‑year‑old tool from a cave in central Germany has turned out to be far more than a simple piece of Paleolithic gear.

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Rediscover Luis Fernando Zapata, a queer Colombian artist whose ancient-inspired sculptures are revived at Art Basel Miami ...