A remarkable discovery in the Yelagiri hills of Tamil Nadu has thrilled archaeologists. Ancient cave paintings, believed to ...

Neolithic cemeteries in China reveal matrilineal societies, challenging traditional assumptions about early human societies.

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The evidence adds a new wrinkle to our understanding of the Neolithic, a pivotal period when humans were first learning to farm, settling down and domesticating crops and animals.

Well-preserved genomes show a “rare” leprosy strain thriving in ancient Chile, rewriting when and where Hansen’s Disease ...

4,500-year-old DNA offers new clues about ancient human societies.

A new study challenges the idea that the so-called "king" buried at Newgrange was part of a royal dynasty in Ireland.