New migration estimate: Genetic evidence points to Indigenous ancestors arriving no earlier than 21,000 years ago, near the end of the Last Glacial Maximum. Debate continues: Conflicting ...

The first Americans, seen here eying mammoths at an ancient lake, descend from the Ancient North Siberians and a group of ...

A review of ancient DNA evidence suggests that people most likely arrived in the Americas between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago, during the coldest stretch of the last ice age. The study, led by ...

One of the unresolved mysteries about the history of the Americas is when the first people arrived. Despite extensive debate ...

The controversial Hueyatlaco excavation of the 1960s yielded complex stone tools that completely defied the recognized timeline of human history. Geological dating methods revealed these artifacts ...

Headwaters at the Comal in New Braunfels unveiled three outdoor archaeology exhibits highlighting more than 8,000 years of human history.

Now, archaeologists are trying to figure out why a massive medieval burial ground was hidden in a quiet rural field.

How do you prove that 500-year-old bones dug up in a parking lot are the long-lost remains of one of Britain’s ...

The Manhattan Project was not just a quest to build a nuclear bomb; it was a quest to build one before Nazi Germany completed ...

When Egyptian archaeologists announced the discovery of a “lost golden city” near Luxor, Egypt, in 2021, headlines erupted around the world: Treasure. Revelation. A once-in-a-century find. For ...

The story of how Homo sapiens left Africa is more complicated than we once thought. Fossils suggest our species reached parts ...