An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society" more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week.

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Earth Science Ancient Rocks in Canada Are Almost as Old as the Earth Itself Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from the third and fourth centuries A.D.

Humans Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why? There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing ...

Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.

Mysterious Ancient Humans Now Have a Face Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. The key? Tooth plaque.

An Ancient Christian tomb complex dating back 1,500 years was discovered by a contractor who was clearing rubble beneath a destroyed house in Syria's Idlib province.

Archaeologists have unearthed a "spectacular" ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. The site, known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is located in a remote ...

Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations – and genetic studies now reveal more about how they settled and then split into four distinct groups on the ...

Syrian contractor discovers ancient Byzantine tomb complex during construction Believed to be more than 1,500 years old from the Byzantine Empire, the ruins were found in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib ...

A global analysis reveals that most carbon dioxide emitted by rivers derives not from modern plant material, as was thought, but from ancient, buried carbon.