CHENNAI: Millets and pulses were the staple diet of people who lived around 3,500 years ago in the foothills of the Western Ghats near Coimbatore, a new study has found.The archaeobotanical study by ...

New research analyzing ancient pottery from the Xueshan archaeological site in Beijing offers fresh insights into how the ...

Archaeologists in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt have uncovered an unusual underground tunnel inside a much older ...

Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient world. Alamy Chronicle's illustration of "Joshua at Jericho." Jericho's ...

Just 10 miles off the northern tip of mainland Scotland, Orkney is an archipelago of 70 islands, rich in Neolithic relics and nature reserves. The area draws birders and historians from around the ...

In a discovery that has captured the imagination of historians and travelers alike, archaeologists unearthed a 7,000-year-old ...

One of the most spectacular Neolithic villages in the world, and the best preserved settlement in Western Europe, Skara Brae ...

Göbeklitepe-style T-pillars uncovered in Adıyaman show early Neolithic monument building spread across Upper Mesopotamia, not ...

Dogs have a very special bond with humans. They were the first mammal to be domesticated, and we have fashioned them into ...

The Valletta Convention requires developers to fund archaeological investigations, shifting costs away from taxpayers while ...

Archaeologists in Cyprus uncover a curved stone structure, rare engraved figurine and early tools, shedding new light on ...

The official logo for Hongshan culture is unveiled at the International Communication Conference on Hongshan Culture and Vision China event on Saturday in Chaoyang city, Liaoning province. [Photo by ...