Aboriginal Australian culture has long been recognized as humanity's oldest continuous living culture, with scientific literature estimating their arrival on the continent at 65,000 years ago.

Konstantine Panegyres/The ConversationThe ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and o ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek city of Aigai in western Turkey have uncovered a remarkable temple dedicated to Demeter, goddess of agriculture and fertility, containing nearly 1,000 minia ...

Archaeological teams in Switzerland have uncovered the remains of a remarkable Roman wooden bridge that served as a crucial transportation link for over four centuries.

Jane Kershaw/The ConversationIn the archaeology galleries of the Yorkshire Museum, an incredible Viking silver neck-ring takes centre stage.

Archaeological breakthrough at Canterbury reveals Homo heidelbergensis survived the brutal Anglian glaciation, rewriting assumptions about early human resilience and adaptation in prehistoric Europe.A ...

Scientists have finally uncovered direct genetic evidence of Yersinia pestis — the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian — in a mass grave in Jerash, Jordan.

Archaeological excavations on Turkey's westernmost island have uncovered the earliest known agricultural settlement in the Aegean Sea, revealing five circular houses that predate most European farming ...

International research team uncovers oldest evidence of indigo dye processing on paleolithic stone tools from a Georgian cave, revolutionizing understanding of early human plant use.A latest discovery ...

This is partly because early Slavic communities left behind rather little for archaeologists to find: they practiced cremation, built simple houses, and produced plain, undecorated pottery. Perhaps ...

Rakhmat rock shelter have unearthed what could be the world's oldest arrowheads, dating back an astonishing 80,000 years.

An international research team has identified the world's earliest known evidence of Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans in a 140,000-year-old child's skeleton discovered in Israel's Skhul Ca ...