Ledges State Park near Madrid isn’t just another patch of Midwestern greenery – it’s Iowa’s geological rebel, a place where ...

New research reveals that Flagstones in Dorset dates back to 3,200 BC, offering new insight into the origins of monumental ...

For over 8,000 years, indigenous people, Long Island’s original settlers, have lived here. Today Native Americans still live ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant ...

Archaeologists have thought that ancient people in East Asia completely skipped the Middle Paleolithic. Our discovery challenges the long-standing notion that while ancient people in Europe and Africa ...

Ancient landmarks that have endured the passage of time and silently observed human history are scattered across the globe.

Microscopic plant residues found on bedrock metates offer new insights into the diets and cultural practices of ancient ...

The researchers suggested that only after using naturally sharp stones for cutting did ancient humans faced selective ...

On the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, there lies an ancient and mysterious land—Ancient Olympia. This is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and the origin of countless historical stories ...