New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

Images capture the remarkable variety of petroglyphs etched into rock across a wide swathe of land, from Mongolia to the ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution. Archaeologists thought they found wires buried on a farm ...

Giant “dragon stones” found across the Armenian highlands were shaped and installed by an ancient “ water cult ”, ...

Scientists group these dragon stones into three main types: fish-shaped, hide shaped, and hybrid. Fish-shaped stones tend to appear at higher spots near mountain springs, while hide-shaped stones ...

A new study shows that Etruscan cities grew through shifting land use, farming, and settlement patterns in ancient Italy.

Cereal grains form the nutritional foundation for billions of people worldwide. Together, wheat, maize and rice account for around 45% of all calories consumed. These grains are also indispensable as ...

In ancient Rome, it was medicinal; swallowed for coughs or spread on aching joints. In India, Hindus have been offering Lord ...

Learn how ancient pottery covered in flowers may be humanity’s first attempts at mathematical thinking.

Archaeological research once again dispells the widespread belief that our Paleolithic ancestors were primarily meat-eaters, revealing instead that they were sophisticated plant food processors who ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...