Studying ancient history means encountering some unsettling traditions. For me, that included learning about “sunjang,” a ...

The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...

Beneath the hills of Gyeongsan, in southeastern South Korea, archaeologists have spent more than four decades excavating a ...

DNA studies of 1,500-year-old skeletons have revealed that ancient Koreans lived in tightly knit family networks where ...

Archaeologists have investigated genetic relationships between individuals buried in Neolithic chambered tombs in northern ...

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

For over six centuries, the Shroud of Turin has been a cherished Christian artifact. Millions have gazed upon this faint image of a crucified man, seeing the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth, while ...

An ancient fragment of bone discovered in the Crimean cave of Starosele is changing what we think about how and where Neanderthals migrated. The fragment, now known as Star 1, turned out to be ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of how the first modern humans lived, moved and mixed has stayed blurry. Too ...

A new study reveals a dramatic population replacement in France 5,000 years ago, as Iberian newcomers displaced local ...