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Most of us have skeletons in our closets, but they can also lurk in much less familiar places. Literally.

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, according to a recently published study.

Wealth inequality began over 10,000 years ago, gradually increasing after the advent of agriculture due to population growth ...

Dumitrache is no stranger to ancient discovery. In 2024, the shepherd was at the base of Merez Hill in the town of Șoimești, about an 8-mile drive to the northeast, when he spotted bones for the first ...

The remains of a Late Bronze Age settlement "of considerable significance" were uncovered during the development of a new ...

On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...

Using advanced drone-deployed LiDAR and ground penetrating radar technologies, researchers from Macedonia’s Institute and ...

Inequality has been linked to human sustainability for over 10,000 years, according to new findings by archaeologists.

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

La Brújula Verde reports that Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced the recovery of a ...

A new study unveils the potential reason children participated in creating prehistoric cave art. In prehistoric societies, ...