Researchers have discovered the "oldest firearm" ever found in the U.S., a bronze "wall gun" from the Coronado expedition of ...

A 12-year-old girl discovered a 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet near Hod Hasharon, Israel, which is now on display in ...

The descendants of a 19th-century federal official decided to return a prized collection of heirlooms to a descendant of a ...

Scientists in China have unearthed a new human species with remarkable physical characteristics. The remains of 16 ...

Authorities have recovered 37 gold coins that were stolen by salvagers from a nearly 310-year-old shipwreck off of Florida’s coast. The state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the ...

In 1886, mining engineer John T. Reid was told the Paiute legend of a giant people defeated by the natives near Lovelock, Nevada. The last of the giants met their fiery end deep within the bowels of a ...

Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the ...

Hikers were responsible for the discovery of what scientists believe to be a prehistoric ecosystem. The first sign of the ...

A team of bioarchaeologists from the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Université de ...

An archaeologist from over 150 years ago sent a message to the future, and it has just been uncovered during a more detailed dig.

In the new study, researchers compared digital 3-D models of ancient hominid footprints and trackways to those made by people today — including Kenyan herders who rarely or never wear shoes — ...