That makes Liang Metanduno the home of the oldest known artwork in the world, beating the previous contender (a Neanderthal ...

An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was ...

An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago.

Archaeologists have just uncovered the world's oldest artwork in Indonesia.Researchers have found that handprints stencilled ...

Archaeologists Unearth the 2,500-Year-Old Remains of a Lost Roman Society ...

The vault’s purpose is still unknown, but theories range from food storage to safe haven during violent feuds.

An intact 5,000-year-old tomb has been discovered in Teba, Spain, containing ivory, amber, shells, and trade networks.

The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.

Archaeologists have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest known rock art, in a cave off the island of Sulawesi, ...

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to ...

Amid a surge in vandalism of artifacts and historical sites, ABC4 followed a team of archaeologists Tuesday as they ...

Ancient wooden boats, some dating back 5,200 years, have been discovered in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota. This significant find ...