Peñico was established in 1800 B.C., just after the 5,000-year-old Caral civilization fell due to climate change.

Long-standing questions about the migration of early modern humans in East Asia may finally be answered, thanks to a rare and ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Michael C. Rockefeller collection from Africa, the Ancient Americas and Oceania reopens with a pantheon of historic art stars.

Dhat Ras doesn’t fit—in the Madaba Map, Tharais appears near Ai, and there are no Byzantine churches there, explained Al-Rawahneh. The definitive clue was the discovery of structures that matched the ...

New Marvel Rivals leaks have revealed the next map that will arrive in Season 3 and it will bring an ancient theme.

A dinner commemorated the reopening of the wing and its revamped collection of work from Africa, the ancient Americas and Oceania.

The study of ancient DNA, or paleogenomics, has revolutionized our understanding of extinct ecosystems and the organisms.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread ...

Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it ...

Ancient DNA Ancient DNA used to map evolution of fever-causing bacteria Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analysed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that ...