Mass graves are unfortunately common across ancient locations around the world, with many prehistoric examples dotting present-day Europe. While these burial sites frequently include the remains of ...

In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...

More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

Statistical analysis reveals ancient bone carvings hold complex information rivaling early Mesopotamian scripts.

Research shows Ice Age humans used structured signs 40,000 years ago as a communication system, revealing deep prehistoric ...

German discovery of Stone Age art may reveal a precursor to writing ...

The U.S.-Canada final was a one-game referendum on pride, history, and expectations. In a matchup that tight, leadership ...

Archaeologists at the Lancashire have uncovered new details about the identity of an 11,000-year-old individual known as the ...

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being ...

Ancient footprints challenge the timeline of human arrival in North America, suggesting people were here much earlier than once believed.

What is the difference between a pond and a lake? After visiting Minnesota, a lot of so-called lakes seemed more like ponds.” ...