Evidence of a Roman industrial hub in North East England dating back over 1,900 years has been unearthed.The "extraordinary" ...

Researchers traced the roots of population movements to England during the early medieval period, from the end of Roman rule ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

A fascinating archaeological discovery in South Africa has revealed that humans were using sophisticated poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Chemical analysis of ...

Across the world’s continental shelves, archaeologists are racing a rising tide of development and climate change to map and ...

There was likely a familial relation between two of the fallen warriors—father and son—but the third body’s tie to the two ...

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to a new study.

Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired ...

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On ...

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.

The arrow came to light in a layer of sediments dating to 60,000 years ago, suggesting the artifact is just as old. Namely, ...

Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ...