Evidence buried in gypsum dunes suggests humans arrived far earlier than expected. Radiocarbon dates from three materials ...

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A sequence of footprints hidden deep within a long-dried paleo‑lake bed were discovered in 2021 by archaeologists, pushing back the purported arrival of early North American settlers between 23,000 an ...

Scientists have verified Ice Age footprints in White Sands National Park, showing humans lived in North America during the ...

At Agios Athanasios, a rugged site in northern Ithaca known since the 19th century as the “School of Homer,” a team led by ...

AI has just uncovered a 2,000-year-old mystery, reshaping our understanding of ancient history.

This week, the state of Florida reached a "startling milestone" in the effort to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons in the ...

The Vela explosion stands out as the most dramatic example, occurring when our planet was emerging from the last ice age around 13,000 years ago.

Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern ...

Excavations at the Roman fort Magna in northern England have already yielded three ancient leather shoes, one of which is ...

Swiss archaeologists recently announced the discovery of an Ancient Roman building after a pedestrian alerted authorities to ...

The invention of the wheel is often hailed as one of the most transformative moments in human history. Yet, for all its ...