Archaeologists investigating an ancient lakeside in Saudi Arabia have uncovered evidence of how early humans lived and exploited the landscape during a period when the Arabian Peninsula was dramatically greener than it is today.

Archaeologists have found evidence of wide cultural networks across Europe 5,000 years ago, challenging the idea that the Rhine was a major barrier between prehistoric communities.

Five exceptionally rare bronze vessels dating back around 1,500 years are being shown to the public for the first time in Schleswig, a year after their discovery near the Schlei inlet.

Fifteen years of archaeological research in Hungary have been brought together in a major new publication documenting medieval settlements, coin hoards, weapons, craftsmanship and evidence from the Mongol invasion.

Archaeologists have excavated more than 100 graves from an Avar-period cemetery in Transylvania, revealing horse burials, weapons and jewellery dating from the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

Ancient communities on Peru’s northern coast experienced surprisingly low levels of everyday interpersonal violence despite enduring catastrophic El Niño events and periods of major environmental disruption, according to a new study.

Archaeologists have discovered a possible ossuary containing human remains beneath Mexico City during construction of the Mexico City–Querétaro passenger railway.

Toxicological analysis of eight Inca mummies has identified psychoactive substances consumed before their deaths, providing new insights into one of the most important sacrificial ceremonies of the Inca Empire.

Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from the teeth of Homo naledi for the first time, revealing evidence that the fossils discovered deep within South Africa's Rising Star cave system may all belong to females.

A damaged Neanderthal tooth from Siberia may contain the earliest known evidence of dental treatment, according to a study published in *PLOS One*.

Researchers have confirmed that human remains found in Stajnia Cave in Poland belong to Neanderthals, based on new analysis of teeth and ancient DNA.

A preserved Neanderthal fossil is providing new insights into how this ancient human species adapted to the cold climates of Ice Age Europe.

The US Embassy in Jakarta has launched a two-year project to protect the wreck of the USS Houston, an American warship sunk during the Second World War in Indonesian waters.

The Churches Conservation Trust is appealing to the public to help unravel the mystery of a labyrinth at St Mary’s Church in Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, where unusual patterns of sunlight have raised questions about its original purpose.

Researchers have developed the world’s first large language model...

The Azcatitlan Codex, a centuries-old manuscript chronicling the history and migration of the Mexica people, has returned to Mexico for the first time in almost 200 years as part of a landmark cultural exchange between Mexico and France.

At least 50 fossilised dinosaur footprints dating back around 65 million years have been discovered in western Mexico, including tracks believed to have been left by large carnivorous theropods, raptor-like dinosaurs and duck-billed herbivores.

Researchers have identified what is believed to be the oldest known fossilised vomit ever discovered on land, providing an extraordinary glimpse into the diet and behaviour of prehistoric predators that lived nearly 294 million years ago.

A 415-million-year-old fossil long believed to belong to a giant marine crustacean has now been reclassified as one of the largest scorpions ever discovered, according to a new study published in the journal "Palaeontology".

A local fossil hunter exploring Stevns Klint on the Danish island of Zealand has discovered a rare blob of fossilised vomit, also known as regurgitalite.

Access to freshwater alone was not enough for prehistoric humans to permanently settle desert landscapes, according to a new study which suggests that suitable stone for making tools was an equally important resource.

An international team of archaeologists has shown how prehistoric communities in Japan survived one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in the past 12,000 years — evidence that coastal resources and population movements were key to their survival.

A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE presents new evidence that the volcanic eruption of Minoan Thera (modern-day Santorini) occurred before the reign of Pharaoh Ahmose I, overturning long-held views of Bronze Age chronology.

In 2024, researchers from Australia's University of Queensland discovered a giant 1,200-tonne rock more than 200 metres inland on the island of Tongatapu.

Ancient communities on Peru’s northern coast experienced surprisingly low levels of everyday interpersonal violence despite enduring catastrophic El Niño events and periods of major environmental disruption, according to a new study.

Archaeologists investigating the ancient city of Vichama in Peru have uncovered new evidence that could reveal how a society living nearly 3,800 years ago understood and responded to dramatic climatic and environmental change.

Archaeologists studying a centuries-old whaling burial ground in the Arctic have warned that rising temperatures and thawing permafrost are rapidly destroying some of the world’s best-preserved archaeological remains.

According to a new study published in the journal PLOS One, the Gobi Desert, now one of the driest and most forbidding places on Earth, was once a land of lakes and wetlands that sustained human life over 8,000-years-ago.

Ancient Maya communities in Mexico may have faced centuries of severe mercury pollution after toxic concentrations accumulated in lakes used as sources of water and aquatic food, a new study has found.

Ancient DNA recovered from archaeological excavations in central Türkiye has revealed some of the earliest genetic evidence of domestic dogs, providing new insights into how dogs developed close relationships with humans and spread rapidly across prehistoric Europe and Anatolia.

A woolly mammoth unearthed in Bavaria bears signs that Ice Age humans butchered its carcass more than 25,000 years ago, offering an insight into life in one of the coldest periods of the last Ice Age.

Researchers, including members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, have extracted and analysed an ice core from the Weißseespitze peak in Tyrol, documenting millennia of climate and environmental history. The findings also highlight the rapid rate of glacier retreat in the Eastern Alps: compared to 2019, only about half of the ice mass remains on the summit today.