Archaeologists have found evidence that hominins already manipulated the landscape 125,000 years ago.
Deforestation is – unfortunately – the order of the day. Between...
The almost completely preserved leather-scale armor from China shows features of an Assyrian origin. (Image: DL Xu, P. Wertmann, M. Yibulayinmu)
Astonishingly far traveled:...
The child was buried with various grave goods, which shows that even the very youngest were recognized as full-fledged persons at the time.
About 10,000...
With impressive bright colors they managed to seduce partners, just like birds still do today.
In the meantime, many dinosaur bones have already been found....
And with the help of ingenious technology, researchers bring the armored worms virtually to life.
meet Lepidocoleus caliburnus and Lepidocoleus shurikenus: Two newly discovered species...
It is an agile, medium-sized cousin of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex.
Some carnivorous, two-legged dinosaurs were quite capable. Researchers discover this in a new...
Surface scans (below) illustrate the mysterious footprints at site A in Laetoli. (Image: AUSTIN C. HILL AND CATHERINE MILLER)
A controversial lead in sight:...
Detail from the Roman mosaic with Achilles (left) and Hector fighting a chariot. (Image: University of Leicester Archaeological Services)
Archaeologists have discovered an extraordinary...
Scientists have stumbled upon the oldest fossil remains known to us today of the still rather mysterious Denisovans in the Denisovan Cave.
In recent centuries,...