The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds ...

The ancient world is filled with strange and powerful beings whose stories shaped the way people understood creation. Among ...

Archaeologists say the idea that our ancient ancestors survived on nothing but meat – and that the “carnivore” fad diet ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Scientists have uncovered how ancient Easter Islanders moved massive moai statues. Instead of dragging them flat, the statues ...

Regarded as the father of medicine, Hippocrates was also the first food historian, exploring human nutrition and linking ...

Sediment DNA also traces life outside the cave. Predators dragged prey into sheltered chambers, humans left waste behind. By ...

The burial site was 4,500 years old, but archaeology society members saw enough evidence to believe it was already in use ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new study based on analyses of ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...