Like ‘the property room of an opera house of a vanished civilisation’: the first thrilling glimpse inside Tutankhamun’s tomb ...

A burial mound estimated to be about 2,800 years old in Siberia was found, and its study led researchers to surprising ...

This ancient culture is known for making some of the earliest jade artefacts in the world, especially as part of its burial ...

where the remains of ten Neanderthal individuals were discovered, including the famous flower burial. Discoveries such as these have revealed Neanderthals are far smarter, creative, and caring than we ...

For decades, we've thought of our Neanderthal cousins as brutish, primitive beings. Second-class humans driven extinct by their own fallibility and stupidity. But as we are fast learning ...

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike on September 27, has been given a temporary burial in a secret location until a public funeral can be held, sources close to the ...

Braving the cold weather required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and to know how to make fire. But did they wear clothes?

Archaeologists have uncovered "really rare" clues about thousands of years of life in ancient Britain - involving many different cultures - thanks to the work of an eagle-eyed 11-year-old boy.

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Braving the cold weather in Northern Europe required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and a ...

Neanderthals once roamed Eurasia, but they disappeared around the time Homo sapiens reached Europe. One big question has stumped archaeologists for decades: Who were the last Neanderthals ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary Viking burial ground in Denmark with the almost-complete skeletons of around 50 people. The discovery was reportedly made during preparations to lay ...