Fetuses dating back 6,500 years were found buried in pots in Iran, revealing how mourning was experienced during the Copper ...

Researchers have conducted CT scans of their mummified remains, previously found high up on modern-day Peru’s Ampato and Sara ...

At 12,000 years old, this structure predates agriculture as we understand it. That alone raises major questions about what early societies were capable of achieving. The craftsmanship and alignment of ...

There are places you visit for photographs. There are places you visit for food. And then there are places you visit because they change how you see yourself in the long story of humanity. Theopetra ...

New research examines how lead was used in Rome in daily life, and what archaeological evidence reveals about its health effects.

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

As sea level rise pushes saltwater farther into the Florida Keys, it is not only roads and neighborhoods that are at risk; it is also the record of the region's earliest human history. For University ...

A woman was buried with two children, but they were not her own. In another grave, two children were placed. They were not siblings and were more distantly related, perhaps cousins. In a new study ...

The American Revolutionary War in Charleston will come alive at the Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) and the Charleston ...

India is mounting its most comprehensive presence at the Berlinale in recent years, with six films screening across the ...

Myopia has become a major global public health concern, with rising prevalence and earlier onset among children worldwide. Excessive eye elongation during childhood increases the risk of irreversible ...

Archaeology isn’t just pottery shards and treasure. Sometimes, digging into the past uncovers grim reminders of how people once lived, and then perished. Internet users shared the most haunting ...