DNA supports Picuris Pueblo stories of their ancestry going back more than 1,000 years — to the famous Chaco Canyon site.
This is the first skeletal evidence of an ancient Roman gladiator show — or execution — involving an exotic animal.
Through the power of radioactivity, carbon dating can reveal the age of many fossils and artifacts.
Since the discovery of Lucy's skeleton in 1974, a catchy name and ongoing scientific debates have kept this human ancestor in the spotlight.
You may have heard of pyramids built in ancient Egypt — but what about ones built elsewhere in Africa, Europe and the Americas?
Broken bodies found at a house in Pompeii suggest that earthquakes played a role in the legendary tragedy.
A rare muscle stiffening known as a cadaveric spasm might explain the mummy’s open-mouthed expression.
This vast, mysterious stretch of time marks the dawn of human civilizations.
A controversial study suggests that ancient people might have used one to hoist the stones used to assemble into King Djoser’s pyramid.
