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Decades-long droughts doomed one of the world's oldest civilizations
A series of lengthy droughts brought about the fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, a new study finds.
Archaeology Fragments Quiz: Can you work out what these mysterious artifacts are?
Break out your best magnifying glass to solve these visual archaeology puzzles.
Ancient rock art along US-Mexico border persisted for more than 4,000 years — and it depicts Indigenous views of the universe
Researchers have uncovered evidence of an Indigenous artistic tradition that was painted along the U.S.-Mexico border for roughly 175 generations.
2,000-year-old gold ring holds clue about lavish cremation burial unearthed in France
A lavish cremation tomb found in France may point to funeral rites for an adolescent boy.
A fossilized foot found 15 years ago belonged to enigmatic human relative that lived alongside Lucy, scientists say
Freshly unearthed jaw bones and teeth that were found close to a previously discovered foot suggest human relatives tried several ways of walking before honing in on one strategy.
'Hot knives and brute force': King Tut's mummy was decapitated and dismembered after its historic discovery. Then, the researchers covered it up.
Irreversible damage was done to the pharaoh’s body.
'I had never seen a skull like this before': Medieval Spanish knight who died in battle had a rare genetic condition, study finds
The extremely long skull of a medieval knight points to an underlying genetic condition.
Neanderthals cannibalized 'outsider' women and children 45,000 years ago at cave in Belgium
Fragmented Neanderthal bones discovered in a cave in Belgium show that one group cannibalized the women and children of another group.
