The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

A few things on this planet are old enough to make history books look recent, and that includes some living trees that have ...

Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel.

Known as Peñico, the city is now open to tourists. It was once a vibrant urban center that connected coastal, mountain and ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Peñico was established in 1800 B.C., just after the 5,000-year-old Caral civilization fell due to climate change.

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants ...

A traveling workshop of TAU's Orit Guardians program discovered two 15th-century Orit books—the oldest found to date in the ...

An ancient Peruvian city that was a thriving hub of trade more than 3,000 years ago has been unveiled by archaeologists.

Unlock the secrets of ancient Egyptian architecture and learn how the Great Pyramids have withstood time's test for millennia.