Humans

In archaeometallurgy, the study of ancient metal artifacts, archaeologists have historically taken a top-down approach, meaning that the …

An international study of 55 countries has shown a marked increase in the number of overweight women globally, …

Powerful people, such as the wealthy, are more likely to blame others for having shortcomings and they are …

Up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians used “superhighways” to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago. …

Africa is often referred to as the cradle of humankind — the birthplace of our species, Homo sapiens. There …

Few sites in the world preserve a continuous archaeological record spanning millions of years. Wonderwerk Cave, located in …

Climate problems alone were not enough to end ancient Pueblo societies in the southwestern United States. Drought is …

Mastery of fire has given humans dominion over the natural world. A Yale-led study provides the earliest evidence …

Archaeologists have learned a lot about our ancestors by rummaging through their garbage piles, which contain evidence of …

A new book published today explains how the famous mummy Takabuti was likely to have been murdered over …