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Humans and Neanderthals interbred — but it was mostly male Neanderthals and female humans who coupled up, study findsA preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.
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Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals.
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Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggestsSome experts have suggested as many as 1 in 200 men in the world are related to Genghis Khan. But a new genomic study reveals the number is significantly lower.
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2,800-year-old mass grave of women and children discovered in Serbia reveals 'brutal, deliberate and efficient' violenceAn analysis of a mass grave found in northern Serbia is revealing new information about violence in Early Iron Age Europe.
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Lotus shoes: Tiny footwear for Chinese women whose feet were bound as childrenLotus shoes are tiny footwear associated with foot-binding, a beauty practice that lasted for at least a millennium in China.
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2,000-year-old skulls reveal people in ancient Vietnam permanently blackened their teeth — a stylish practice that persists todayIn a study of 2,000-year-old skulls from Vietnam, archaeologists discovered that iron was the primary component that dyed teeth black.
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A coffin holding a dead 'princess' fell from an eroded cliff over 100 years ago — archaeologists just solved a major mystery about herDendrochronological analysis of a mysterious log coffin that tumbled from a cliff a century ago reveals clues to life in Roman-era Poland.
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In a 'race against time,' archaeologists uncovered Roman-era footprints from a Scottish beach before the tide washed them awayArchaeologists raced against the tide to record a unique set of footprints made 2,000 years ago on a Scottish beach.
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2,500-year-old 'primitive prosthetic' found on jaw of mummified Scythian woman who survived complex jaw surgeryResearchers used CT scans to peer inside a partially mummified skull and discovered the woman survived jaw surgery 2,500 years ago.
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Research group claims preeclampsia doomed the Neanderthals, but experts say it's just a 'thought experiment'Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, could have led to a decline in Neanderthals' fertility, a new study suggests.
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5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father's bones on her chest, new DNA study revealsA novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising family relationships.
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Tumaco-Tolita Seated Elder: This 2,000-year-old depiction of an aged man with wrinkles struck fear in people because it held 'the power'Tumaco-Tolita artists were known for their intense realism in sculpting clay representations of humans.
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Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
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Subterranean tunnel, possibly used for medieval cult rituals, discovered in Stone Age tomb in GermanyA tunnel system discovered in a Stone Age tomb in Germany suggests medieval people created hiding places for their cultic rituals.
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Medieval gold ring with dazzling blue gemstone discovered in Norway is a 'fantastically beautiful and rare specimen'The delicate gold ring was made sometime in the Middle Ages and may have belonged to a high-status woman.
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Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgeryArchaeologists and student excavators uncovered a Viking Age pit full of dismembered remains near Cambridge, England.
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Sandals of Tutankhamun: 3,300-year-old footwear that let King Tut walk all over his enemiesAmong the sandals discovered in Tut's tomb is a pair whose insoles were decorated with images of the boy king's enemies.
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Paleo-Inuit people braved icy seas to reach remote Greenland islands 4,500 years ago, archaeologists discoverArchaeological remains on the Kitsissut islands off the coast of Greenland reveal that whole communities regularly journeyed across the dangerous Arctic waters.
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'There's no reason to ban us from playing': Analysis debunks notion that transgender women have inherent physical advantages in sportsA meta-analysis of 52 studies that included over 5,000 transgender people suggests that transgender women's physical fitness after hormone therapy is comparable to that of cisgender women.
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Remote region in Greece has one of the most genetically distinct populations in EuropeA genetic analysis of the Deep Maniots living in Greece's southern Peloponnese region has revealed a close-knit, patriarchal community with roots in the Bronze Age.
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Preserved hair reveals just how bad lead exposure was in the 20th centuryA new study reveals the dramatic decrease in lead exposure in the U.S. following the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency 55 years ago.
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Ribchester Helmet: A rare 'face mask' helmet worn by a Roman cavalry officer 1,900 years agoThe helmet has been a powerful symbol of Roman Britain since it was discovered over 200 years ago.
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Rare medieval seal discovered in UK is inscribed with 'Richard's secret' and bears a Roman-period gemstoneThe Gosfield seal is made of a medieval silver seal bezel surrounding an ancient Roman gemstone.
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Stone Age teenager was mauled by a bear 28,000 years ago, skeletal analysis confirmsThe mystery of a Stone Age teenager's death has been solved — 80 years after he was found in an ancient burial ground in Italy.
