This innovative approach combines climate data, archaeological evidence, and population dynamics to simulate how Neanderthals moved across the landscape. The model reveals that by the time ...

Discover the awe-inspiring Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the tallest structures of the ancient world. Learn how Alexander the Great’s vision and brilliant Hellenistic engineering created a beacon ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

Far from the baby-cheeked cherubs of Renaissance art, they were fiery beings who inspired fear.

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Marcel Ravidat, an 18-year-old student, was exploring the woods in Montignac in Dordogne, southern France, when his dog named ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...

Homer’s Odyssey is one of the most influential epics in history, telling the legendary tale of Odysseus’ long journey home.

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Recent archaeological findings in the Sahara Desert have unveiled a tantalizing glimpse into a long-lost lineage of ancient ...