Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks ...

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took ...

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took place.

Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring ...

Archaeologists reveal hidden ancient sites across Greece’s Cyclades islands, uncovering long-lost rural landscapes.