Now scientists report that Neanderthals might have used this ancient glue as a topical antibiotic. They found that birch tar ...

Human beings have been growing their own food for thousands of years. This fruit may have been the very first fruit we ...

In the rugged heart of Sardinia, Italian archaeologists have excavated three ornately decorated underground tombs, known as the Domus de Janas, or “ho.

The Czech Republic is the location where numerous Neolithic burial mounds more than 5,000 years old have been discovered beneath cultivated fields. Experts already knew these burial mounds existed, ...

For thousands of years, prehistoric hunters across western North America relied on the atlatl, a powerful dart-throwing device, to take down their prey. However, a recent comprehensive study reveals ...

Ancient Stone Age sites in Maharashtra face destruction. Papamiya Tekdi and Bhatala village, holding evidence of early human activity over 150,000 years ago, are under threat. Illegal mining and ...

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

Following the recent inscription of the Faya Palaeolandscape on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Government of Sharjah, ...

Six one-year Short-Term Research Grants of up to AED 100,000 each, distributed over three years (two per year). Part of the ...

Excavation preparations begin at Pattinamarudhur, aiming to uncover evidence of prehistoric habitation and ancient trade ties.

Gary Todd / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a 13,500-year-old human settlement in Saudi Arabia, revealing that ancient communities lived in the deserts of ...