New research suggests that the first Indo-European speakers lived in southern Russia 6,500 years ago, challenging ...

The DNA study was split into two papers since Russian and Ukrainian researchers couldn't co-author, Nature reported.

The woman had six fingers on her left hand, a characteristic that in ancient cultures was often interpreted as a sign of ...

A Copper Age burial in Spain holds the largest collection of beads ever found ― enough to require a tonne of shellfish as raw ...

Archaeologists discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption some 4,000 years ago.

A huge study of ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Yamna, who spread across Eurasia around 5000 years ago, showing they ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ADDING DATES AND LOCATION This photo taken Jan. 21, 2025, shows Spanish hostage Navarro Giane Gilbert posing ...

While estimates vary widely among scholars, a common range for the peak population of ancient Greece as defined above is between 7.5 to 10 million people. This estimate means that ancient Greece was ...

These people appear to have carved out and refilled several ditches over about a century. Around 2900 B.C., they scattered sun stones across the land like seeds in a field, sealed the ditches and ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

These findings may challenge ideas about sharp divisions between elite and non-elite lifestyles in ancient cities. The material culture and dietary practices reflect a community where some people ...

It was a close finish for Jacopo Cerutti and his Aprilia Tuareg Racing team, as a fierce battle throughout the 2025 Africa Eco Race meant the racing went right down to the final timed stage. Despite ...