Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

Roman military officers kept monkeys as companions and even gave them their own pets - Remains in an ancient cemetery provide first physical proof of live animal trade from India to Roman Egypt ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...

Archaeology and cutting-edge science have come together to unlock secrets and rewrite the stories of Lancaster district’s ancient past.

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans ...

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

Remains of what was likely a funeral feast were discovered in a 4,000-year-old jug in Africa.

Archaeology and cutting-edge science have come together to unlock secrets and rewrite stories of the Lancaster district's ancient past.Human remains ...

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Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...