The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

Archaeologists discovered the engraved gemstone at Bremenium, a fort north of Hadrian's Wall. Excavations at a Roman fort in ...

The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species ...

In the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, there is only one that still stands today. It is the Great Pyramid of ...

Among the nominees for the Heritage Board's annual awards in the "Discovery of the Year" category are the Stone Age site at ...

In a remarkable archaeological find, a rare papyrus containing the ‘Book of the Dead’ has been unearthed in an ancient ...

It said it was believed the burial could be of a Roman official or Army officer, as one of the skeletons was buried with a ...

The Picts, the descendants of Iron Age tribes, are known for decorating standing stones with intricate carvings and constructing impressive hillforts. They ruled northern and eastern Scotland for ...

History doesn’t always reveal its secrets willingly. While most archaeological finds eventually yield their stories through carbon dating ...

The burial mound, known as Kurgan No. 1, had remained completely undisturbed since antiquity, a rarity among Saka monuments that have often fallen victim to grave robbers. The tomb's structure ...

Seven bodies were found in a mass grave, which have been traced back to 260 A.D. The manner in which the bodies were disposed ...