A 17,000-year-old infant's DNA reveals Ice Age life, rare genetic heart disease, and ancestral connections in southern Italy ...

Until now, the phenotypic diversity among European hunter-gatherers was only known from a small number of fossils and was thought to be fairly homogeneous,” said Dr. Maïté Rivollat, lead geneticist of ...

The drawing of the ancient animal was found on a rock wall at the La Belle France site and represented an animal that was not ...

Now, with the help of a 3D model, they’ve discovered even more art in 19th Unnamed Cave—this time, images that are all but invisible to the naked eye, in a place never thought to be home to ...

A unique archaeological find has recently expanded our knowledge of Neanderthals' capacity for symbolic thought. The object ...

Lake Shasta Caverns in Redding, California, is exactly that kind of place—a hidden underground wonderland that makes you ...

Niède Guidon, the Brazilian archaeologist known for discovering hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings in northeastern Brazil and for her research challenging theories of ancient human presence ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Niède Guidon, the Brazilian archaeologist known for discovering hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings in northeastern Brazil and for her research challenging theories of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Niède Guidon, the Brazilian archaeologist known for discovering hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings in northeastern Brazil and for her research challenging theories of ancient ...

Based on the exploration of archaeological sites in Piaui — which uncovered 15,000-year-old human bones, cave paintings estimated to be around 35,000 years old and evidence of fires dating back ...