Bones were exhumed and passed around to members of the community, who used the remains of their ancestors in a surprising number of ways.

Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago.

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Learn how archaeologists exploring Wogan Cavern uncovered a once-in-a-lifetime find beneath a Welsh castle, revealing Ice Age ...

A massive study of ancient genomes has revealed that natural selection acted on hundreds of human genes throughout recent ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are ...

Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.

A detailed analysis of the best-preserved Neanderthal infant skeleton ever found suggests that our ancient relatives grew ...

Studying ancient history means encountering some unsettling traditions. For me, that included learning about “sunjang,” a ...

SD: Yeah, and so here’s the twist. For most of human history, people didn’t need braces. AC: Which is wild. SD: So wild. It’s ...