Homo erectus skulls from China’s Yunxian archaeological site revealed ages close to two million years—a million years older ...

The staircase inside Pompeii's House of Thiasus villa was previously thought to lead nowhere - now it seems it was the entry way to an urban metropolis that pathed the way to high rise luxury ...

Scientists reveal why Black Death led to plant diversity plummeting across Europe - Findings may have implications for ...

Further south, in the Don River basin, the menu changed. There, the “chefs” were obsessed with seeds. The foodcrusts were packed with wild grasses and wild legumes, like clover, all cooked together ...

Pottery remains reveal secrets of ancient Europeans’ surprisingly complex diet - Plants and aquatic foods played key role in ...

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Journey across tens of thousands of years in Deep Time Journeys: A Cross-Continental Look at Early Human Archaeology, a webinar that uncovers the sweeping story of our earliest ancestors. Led by ...

One of the last cities ever founded by Alexander the Great, later dubbed Charax Spasinou, has been lost for centuries. Located in present-day Iraq, geopolitical conflict has prevented on-the-ground ...