A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient vegetation was ...

After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...

The body was first found to be of a male, likely around 30 years of age. At first, archaeologists believed that he had ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

There is not a ton of evidence of what education looked like in ancient society, but we do know it existed - although not for ...

to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences during a book donation ceremony on Thursday, as a gesture of support for the first ...