Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the ...

Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest known cave art—a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Indonesia. The unusual, claw-like design hints at early symbolic thinking and possibly spiritual beliefs.

The first paleontological study of its kind is challenging what we thought we knew about the state’s natural history.

These famous landmarks prove the past often survives through careful rebuilding, faithful copies, and traditions renewing it ...

On September 12, 1940, a dog in France stumbled upon one of the most remarkable archaeological finds of the 20th century. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to ...

A newly discovered Triassic reptile from the UK looked more like a racing greyhound than a crocodile, built for speed on land ...

A landmark site in the peopling of the Americas is several thousand years younger than we thought. While that means very different things about the site itself, it doesn’t change the big picture as ...

Researchers revisited the 1970s discovery of ancient stone tools at Monte Verde—an iconic site in Chile that transformed our understanding of how and when humans arrived in the Americas.

The area, known today for its farmland, limestone cliffs and Mammoth Cave, once resembled environments like the Bahamas, the ...

Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ...

A mysterious rock painting in South Africa’s cave could be the first-ever artwork of an animal that disappeared 250 million years ago. The San people’s “Horned Serpent Panel” features a strange ...

Imagine telling someone you’re going swimming in a dragon’s lair, except instead of a dragon there’s crystal-clear water that’s been sitting in an underground cave in Williston for 33 million years.