An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ago in a little-known African kingdom, a new study finds.

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

Researchers from the Prehistoric Studies and Research Seminar and the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Barcelona ...

Plastic is a useful and versatile material, but let’s face it: it’s a massive environmental problem. Virtually every piece of ...

Researchers reviewed a number of studies pointing to the early use of plant foods by prehistoric humans and discovered that ...

Archaeologists suspect the ancient society carried out two types of human sacrifices – one that involved mass burials of men ...

Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, sauté vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for ...

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“This caught our attention because there is no evidence in the archaeological record that wolves ever lived on these islands, ...

In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured photographs not of the usual politicians, aviators or sporting events, but of a group of archaeologists engaged in ...

Archaeologists studied Semiyarka, dubbed The City of Seven Ravines, a settlement from 1600 BC that may have been a powerhouse for metal production. Here’s what they found.