This cave was sealed off like someone wanted it forgotten forever. But once it was opened, the signs were undeniable that ancient people once lived inside. The deeper the team went, the more shocking ...

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Italian centenarians have a higher proportion of DNA inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers compared to the general population, according to a new study that could lead to better understanding of ...

Long before farming took hold, ancient Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest were already shaping the future of a wild ...

There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Cleanliness in ancient societies was never just about comfort. It signaled status, health, and the everyday discipline of life in dusty cities and river valleys. Without modern plumbing or packaged ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago. Analysis of lumps of birch bark tar from ...

Who knew that ancient Egypt was full of mysteries and weird facts that continue to puzzle people to this very day?

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human ...