Recent discoveries in archaeology have unveiled a previously unknown civilization that could fundamentally alter our understanding of human history. This civilization’s unique characteristics and ...

Shimao ruins, an important prehistoric site located in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province Photo: Courtesy of National ...

A fresh analysis of tools from several Southeast Asian sites is prompting researchers to rethink how—and when—early humans ...

The National Museum in Damascus is one of the most significant cultural institutions in the Middle East. Its extensive ...

Chinese scientists have uncovered the world’s first comprehensive genetic evidence of a prehistoric matrilineal society, offering fresh insight into the ongoing debate over whether fathers or mothers ...

A 13-year study of DNA samples collected from the 4,000-year-old Shimao site, a complex of gigantic prehistoric ruins on the northern edges of the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi province, has unlocked clues ...

Around 8,000 years ago, many civilizations thrived on plains that are now submerged by the North and Baltic seas. Now, scientists from a variety of northern European research institutions are ...

Introduction: The man-made world / Stuart Piggott -- The first half-million years / Grahame Clark -- Roots in the soil / James Mellaart -- The birth of written history / M.E.L. Mallowan -- The rise of ...

A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the bloodsucking insects, it’s been the perfect 13,000-year-long marriage. By Andrew ...

Scattered across the archeological sites of the Eurasian continent, hundreds of female-shaped statues have resurfaced, dating back to more than 40,000 years ago. Colloquially known as “Venus” statues, ...