New secrets from our past have been coming out in droves.

Researchers used a new method to investigate past interbreeding with Homo sapiens that doesn't require ancient DNA. The ...

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

Italian visual duo Paolo Verzone and Massimo Nicolaci experimented with movement and light to reveal the ancient Roman ruins ...

DNA traces in the Shroud of Turin reveal a remarkable mixture of human lineages, microbes, plants, animals, and coral accumulated through centuries of handling and travel. The findings do not prove ...

Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the ...

Fibers taken from the Shroud of Turin nearly five decades ago still contain a complex record of biological material ...

Editorial: Thanks to new technology we are are acquiring insights into earlier times, and realising how little we truly know ...

A new docuseries sent the star of “Loki,” who holds a classics degree, back to the site of an ancient tragedy, in search of relatable human stories. By Graham Bowley Reporting from London See more of ...

Archaeologists working inside a house preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD have recovered the skeleton of a horse, adding to a growing body of evidence that equids lived alongside ...

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Los Angeles prosecutors Thursday continued to connect the dots between forensic evidence and singer D4vd to demonstrate that there's enough proof to put him on trial for the murder of 14-year-old ...