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

Warship that sank in 1908 found off U.K. coast, revealing "final moments" before over half the crew died

Video: Roman-era shipwreck from over 2,000 years ago discovered at bottom of ocean near Sicily

Archaeologists Thought a Mass Grave of 79 Shackled Men Held Foreign Invaders. They Were Wrong

Neanderthals passed on a gene that helps modern humans pack on more muscle

Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal

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Archaeologists uncover 1,700-year-old Christian city hidden beneath Egypt's desert

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Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers and used weapons 4,000 years ago, bone study finds

New bone analysis reveals that Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers and weapon users 4,000 years ago.

Scientists show that DNA can last for up to 50,000 years in Africa

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6,000-year-old infant from ancient Mesopotamia shows one of the world's oldest signs of child abuse

Archaeologists in Syria have uncovered a 6,000-year-old infant with broken ribs, suggesting one of the earliest documented instances of child abuse.

Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old tomb near Egypt's Luxor

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,000-year-old New Kingdom tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian official in Luxor.

Up to 60% of medieval texts and 95% of manuscripts have vanished, study finds

A new study utilizing simulations reveals that up to 60% of medieval texts and 95% of manuscripts have vanished over the centuries.

100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds

Ancient Homo sapiens fossil found with face stab wound 100,000 years ago

Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds

Egypt uncovers long-forgotten 1,600-year-old, Byzantine-era city in latest western desert discovery

Archaeologists have unearthed a lost 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era city in Egypt's western desert.

Here’s How This ‘Hobbit’-Like Human Ancestor Survived on an Island with Komodo Dragons

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

Human DNA over 2,000 years old found in caves in Spain and Portugal

Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe

'A weird result from an already weird hominin': Archaeologists discover all Homo naledi skeletons found in South African cave are female

Archaeologists are investigating a South African cave where all 20 discovered Homo naledi skeletons are female.