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Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives
An analysis of DNA from Stone Age skeletons buried in Scotland reveals how people organized the burial of their dead.
Homo erectus' tools include stunning geodes and fossils, possibly as a way to connect with the cosmos, study finds
Homo erectus may have deliberately selected rocks embedded with fossils and crystals to craft their hand axes — possibly to serve as mediators between humans and the cosmos.
Idol of Pomos: A 5,000-year-old fertility figurine from Cyprus that wears a miniature version of herself on a necklace
Astonishing Artifacts The cross-shaped figurine has become a potent symbol of Cyprus' contribution to prehistory.
Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brains
A professor of anthropology explores how early hominins ate prehistoric elephants to survive.
Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh discovered in Luxor
A stone slab depicting the Roman emperor Tiberius was found during restoration work at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor.
Ancient Korean society practiced human sacrifice and high inbreeding, researchers find
A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special "sacrificial caste" of people.
16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony
The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile.
DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery
In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, but his religious beliefs are still a mystery.
