Ancient Origins

Göbekli Tepe Remains an 11,600-Year-Old Enigma—and a New Discovery is Challenging Past Views on Its Mysterious Purpose

An ancient human face emerges from pieced together Moroccan fossil remains

This Skeleton May Prove That Imperial China Really Did Cut Off Noses as Punishment

Archaeologists close in on Queen Nefertiti tomb behind walls of King Tut burial site

Fossilized eggs of the largest known dinosaurs have been unearthed in an unexpected place

Lost city where Jesus performed miracles has finally been identified, expert says

A fossil pincer more than 159 millimetres long has been identified as a scorpion's, after a century in which the animal was most often filed among the crustaceans, and the scorpion reading was still being rejected in 2024

15,000-year-old cave art discovery could rewrite the story of Ireland’s first humans

Neanderthal hips challenge long-standing hypothesis of a trade-off between childbirth and bipedal walking

Archaeologists uncover 11 rare marked arrowheads at Tepecik-Çiftlik whose purpose remains a mystery

Denisovan Leg Bones Reveal Remarkable Body Size for Ancient Humans

Archaeologists Have Unearthed a Rare and Mysterious Runestone at an Ancient Site in the Faroe Islands

Earliest Americans specialized in megafauna hunting from Alaska to South America, analysis of 50 sites reveals

Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers

Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of Medici brothers' death

Ancient Human DNA Discovered Hidden Inside Paleolithic Cave Walls for the First Time