A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...

This 'negative hand,' which researchers have dated to at least 67,800 years ago, is now the oldest known example of cave ...

A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of stone megastructures on the Karst Plateau on the border of Slovenia and Italy that were most likely built before the Late Bronze Age. These enormous structures ...

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

High school teacher Ashley Allen’s discovery of 300-million-year-old fossils in an Alabama coal mine turned him into a modern-day Indiana Jones, rewriting prehistoric history!

Archaeologists have dated prehistoric hand stencils found in limestone caves on Indonesia’s Muna island to nearly 67,800 years ago, making them the world’s oldest known paintings.

A New York homeowner made a remarkable discovery in their backyard last September. The teeth from a complete mastodon jaw were peaking out of the soil. The stunning find near the hamlet of Scotchtown ...

Before the dawn of the dinosaurs, there was Soccoropteris cancellarei. The plant, which was found in Socorro County, is a newly discovered species that would have lived about 290 million years ago, ...

A County Wicklow hillfort has been declared the largest, nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain by ...

Archaeologists have made an important discovery in understanding the prehistoric roots of one of the world's most common funeral practices - cremation. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on how the ...

Scientists recently discovered an ancient sawshark species and named it after Pochita, a character from the popular anime/manga Chainsaw Man. For the unversed, Pochita is the constant companion of ...