Archaeology

For decades, archaeologists have agreed that Homo sapiens were the first to create and use fire some 400,000 years ago, marking a profound turning point in the cultural aspect of human evolution because it provided a source of warmth and protection. But new data from a team of researchers at...

The mystery surrounding the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico continues to unfold after archaeologists found a hidden tunnel beneath the Pyramid of the Moon that they believe was built to represent the "passage to the underworld." Over 2000 years ago in 300 BC, Mesoamerican peoples began to develop larger...

When we think of woolly mammoths, we think of creatures that walked the Earth tens of thousands of years ago before the entire species became extinct due to the warming of the planet. But a new study shows that not all of them perished this early, and scientists are narrowing...

An Egyptian coffin that was discovered in an ancient burial chamber several years ago turns out to have been more than just an incredible archaeological find, according to Ancient Origins, which reports that the same coffin also contained the oldest known map of the underworld in existence: "A new study...

When we examine the ancient texts of Mesopotamia and Sumer, we are talking about the location of modern-day southern Iraq. The tablets and artifacts found in this area are of great importance in understanding the real history of human civilization. We want the truth of our origins, but how...

Though they were first discovered in a Scottish cave in 1836 by local schoolchildren, they remain a mystery nearly 200 years later, with various theories, myths, and conspiracy theories growing up around them despite their diminutive size. What are they? 17 miniature coffins which remain the subject of great debate,...

While we know a great deal about the Vikings thanks to books, documentaries, and other sources of information, what do we really know about how these ancient people lived when they weren't out conquering other lands? Sadly, the answer is that we don't know much at all regarding the home...

Archaeologists in France have uncovered rare monolith stones for the first time in the central part of the country at a site containing a skeleton from the Neolithic era. Found across Western Europe from the United Kingdom to Italy and even as far away as Northern Africa and India, standing...

The Egyptian pyramids are miracles of construction and scientific achievement, which is even more amazing when you consider that they were built thousands of years ago, long before we had the extensive knowledge that has been acquired over centuries. But were the pyramids also constructed to produce sound waves that...

For years, the The University of Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum has called her "Hilda," and kept her skull for a very important and historical reason: She lived to the age of 60, nearly twice the average life expectancy when she died some 2,000 years ago. That's where Karen Fleming, a student...