According to a new study, exposure to lead by ancient humans could have given modern humans a survival advantage over other ...

Scientists say seven skeletons found in a mass grave in Croatia were most likely Roman soldiers who lived 1,700 years ago.

Skeleton season may be just around the corner, but the skeleton age dawned with the early Cambrian Period, about 538 million ...

Archaeologists excavating some ruins in Turkey unearthed five loaves of Communion bread from 1,200 years ago, officials said. Photo from the Karaman Governorate The summaries below were drafted with ...

At Rome’s Casal Lumbroso site, humans 400,000 years ago turned a dead elephant into food and tools—proof of astonishing ...

The Ancient Samaria Sifting Center will open to the public during Sukkot. Rare finds were discovered during excavations.

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...

"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind the discovery.

Priced at only $30, a collection of rings and medallions discovered in a thrift store in Chilliwack, Canada, has been donated ...

A centuries-old tradition may soon find a place in modern medicine. Researchers have discovered that a simple breathing exercise involving a conch shell can ease symptoms of a common sleep disorder.

The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site invites adventurers, science enthusiasts and families to step into the shoes of a ...

In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years. The religion is ...