Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei. They have been surprised by a mix of human-like and gorilla-like traits in th ...

DNA from two 7,000-year-old mummies found in the Sahara has uncovered a lost human lineage that remained untouched for 50,000 ...

Dinosaur "mummies" couldn't have been further from my mind as I trudged up a grassy knoll on the Zerbst Ranch in east-central ...

The human remains are thought to be evidence of "strange and incredible" sacrifice rituals dating back to the Iron Age.

This gilt-copper nose ornament, discovered at the archaeological site of Loma Negra in northern Peru, depicts the important ...

Scientists have been left stunned after they discovered physical evidence of "theatrical" human sacrifices in Britain.

A skull which was discovered by anthropologists in the Paliokastro area of Thasos, Greece, shows signs of complicated surgery ...

Archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of an ancient ritual burial beneath a Silla Dynasty tomb in Gyeongju, South Korea, revealing what appears to be the remains of a man buried alive ...

The tall, adult men probably died during the battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., according to a new analysis of their remains ...

Radiocarbon dating and a coin minted in 251 AD found within the well confirmed the remains dated to the second half of the third century AD, perfectly coinciding with the Crisis of the Third Century ...

Cliff-rappelling scientists uncovered a crossbow bolt, part of a slingshot and 25 shoes in ancient vulture nesting sites ...

Fossilized human teeth spanning two million years of evolution had shockingly high contents of lead, which may have been the ...