A new genetic study links China’s cliffside burials to their living descendants.

Have you ever wondered why you are the way that you are? Why do you and your friends dress the way that you dress, talk the way that you talk and do the things that you do? Where did your ancestors ...

For years, the story of Easter Island has been told as a grim fable: a small, isolated community cut down its last tree, ...

At the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the archaeology department has over 1 million artifacts from all over the ...

Humans evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to be the ultimate flexible eaters—chasing carbohydrates and fats from plant and animal sources alike. A new study in the Journal of Archaeological ...

DNA study reveals when first house cats reached China - Study finds first domesticated cat in Asian country had short fur and ...

Archaeology is the study of the human past by means of the physical residues of past human behavior: for example, pottery, stone, and metal tools, and the remains of ancient dwelling sites. An ...

Experts are continuing to investigate a ring of 20 Stonehenge pits that may mark Britain's largest Neolithic structure.

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals associated with the ancient Hanging Coffin tradition in Southeast and Southern ...

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...

Among the most fortunate Bible students today are those specializing in biblical archaeology, for they have a wealth of information on Bible times that is not available to the average minister. Indeed ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...