Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.Using advanced analysis based o ...

One of the most iconic moments in both Christianity and Judaism involves the miraculous parting of the Red Sea, allowing Moses and the Israelites to escape Egypt 3,500 years ago.

Several years ago, archaeologists in China discovered something shocking near the northern fortifications of the Great Wall.

Our species, Homo sapiens, is about 230,000 years old. Estimates of when language originated vary widely, based on different forms of evidence, from fossils to cultural artifacts.

Yonaguni monument, Japan. (nudiblue / Adobe Stock).

A collaborative archaeological effort between Egyptian experts and a team from the University of Pennsylvania has led to a groundbreaking discovery in the Gebel Anubis necropolis at Abydos, located in ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could add some new and important details to the story of human evolution.

For decades archaeologists have exploring Egypt’s Eastern Desert, uncovering among other things the remnants of its vast ancient mining industry that functioned as an economic engine for the empire in ...

Members of the Mount Ararat and Noah’s Ark Research Team announced what they believe is a significant discovery at a site that was first named as a possible final resting place for Noah’s Ark decades ...

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in Marbella, Spain, unearthing a stone with ancient engravings on its face that could rewrite the history of prehistoric art.

The conventional theory is that humans and Neanderthals interbred between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago, with Neanderthals going extinct not long after that.

China's first pet cats arrived in the country sometime around the year 600 AD, and it seems they arrived via the famous Silk Road trade route that connected Europe and western Asia with China and all ...