New archaeological findings have upended our previous beliefs about early human migration with evidence that hunter-gatherers came ashore on the Mediterranean island of Malta about 8,500 years ago.

Introduction / Hirofumi Matsumura, Hsiao-chun Hung, Li Zhen, Mariko Yamagata, Lin Qiang, Zhang Chi -- Huiyaotian Site in Nanning, Guangxi, China / Li Zhen, Hsiao-chun Hung, Huang Yun-zhong, and ...

Archaeologists discovered a roe deer antler from over 7,000 years ago in modern-day Germany that was likely used as part of a ...

As ancient communities shifted from foraging to farming, the forces driving this dramatic change weren’t always what many once believed. For decades, archaeologists and historians pointed to climate ...

Mandible of a hunter-gatherer woman who lived 7900 years ago at Matjes River Rockshelter in the Western Cape, South Africa, for whom a genome was reconstructed. In one of the largest African ...

Pioneers of Prehistory: The Hunter-Gatherer Lifestyle is a program at the Elkhart County Historical Museum that will explore the lives of the first people to call this area home. The event takes place ...

Two researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's bronze age.

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...