There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

An international research team has published a new study on one of the oldest known sites for the processing of animal meat ...

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their ...

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

A team of Chinese scientists has discovered wooden tools in Yunnan province dating back approximately 300,000 years, shedding ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

A multidisciplinary research team has announced the discovery of 300,000-year-old well-preserved wooden artifacts at the ...

A multidisciplinary research team has announced the discovery of 300,000-year-old well-preserved wooden artifacts at the ...