New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

When archaeologists unearthed small cat bones in China dating back some 5,400 years, they figured cats had been hanging out ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled that the feline companions of ancient China were not the domestic cats ...

Archaeologists have identified what appears to be the earliest clear evidence that ancient humans were not just tending ...

The urbanization of ancient Athens, starting as a region of scattered villages and growing into an influential city, is ...

A new study shows that Etruscan cities grew through shifting land use, farming, and settlement patterns in ancient Italy.

Have you ever walked through a supermarket produce aisle and wondered if something's missing? Modern grocery stores offer a ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

When winter sets in, and daylight is gone well before dinner, it’s hard not to notice how long the nights stretch on. For me, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest-known evidence of deliberately lit campfires at a site in the UK dated to be 400,000 years old.

Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.