Kristin Romey

If the claims are true, the behavior by Homo naledi—a baffling, small-brained member of the human family tree—would pre-date the earliest known burials by at least 100,000 years.

The 36 gemstone intaglios include agates and jaspers that likely once graced the rings of ancient Roman elites and are intricately carved with deities and animals.

In an interview with National Geographic, the club president explains why special underwater robots are needed to recover Titan without damaging its fragile hull—but requests to bring the equipment to the search area are caught in a bureaucratic snafu.

Desperate to make the torrential rains stop, the Chimú people of Peru offered up their most precious resource to the gods: their future.

Archaeologists have found evidence of human-shark interaction going back more than 3,5000 years in Peru, including ceremonial shark burials and fishermen buried with additional body parts.

The volcanic eruption of Santorini rocked the Mediterranean and changed history. Crucial—and chilling—evidence from the Bronze Age cataclysm as well as a medieval-era tsunami can help people better prepare for future disaster, researchers say.

The astonishing discovery in Israel of four swords from nearly 2,000 years ago evokes ancient rebellions and offers unprecedented opportunity for scientific investigation.

Construction materials date to Roman times, suggesting the original holy site’s legacy has survived despite its destruction 1,000 years ago.

An Iraqi dam break would not only kill hundreds of thousands, but also wipe out millennia of history.

Once the faith of millions, a small but devoted number of adherents in Asia and North America keep the flame of faith burning.