DNA analysis shows that hunter-gatherer graves on Gotland were shared by indirect relatives such as cousins, aunts and uncles ...

If I've ever been able to boast about anything, it's that I've never been fat. Admittedly, I've also never had a particularly ...

Mass graves are unfortunately common across ancient locations around the world, with many prehistoric examples dotting present-day Europe. While these burial sites frequently include the remains of ...

In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic ...

More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

A recently published research article examines the microscopic remains of clothing and burial items dating back roughly 7,000 ...

New research shows early humans created structured ancient symbol systems 40,000 years ago, long before formal writing ...

Children born with upper limb difference show the incredible adaptability of the young brain A unique study imaging brain ...

One of the UK's most haunting and controversial murder cases is being reinvestigated by the miscarriage of justice watchdog, ...

A newly studied Bronze Age necropolis in Spain uncovers rare individual and collective burials near the Guadalquivir Valley.