Homo erectus skulls from China’s Yunxian archaeological site revealed ages close to two million years—a million years older ...

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Researchers used three different methods to date the site, challenging the preexisting notion of the site being between 1.2 and 1.6 million years old.

ITHACA, NEW YORK—According to a report in the Olean Times Herald, Sturt Manning of Cornell University and John Hart of the New York State Museum have obtained new radiocarbon dates from Native ...

Excavations at a central Italian city upended the belief that it served as a “backwater town” during the Roman era, finding instead it was a thriving centre till the 3rd century. The decade-long ...

Recent archaeological discoveries are challenging established narratives of human origins and creativity. A 64,000-year-old cave art found in Europe is compelling scientists to rethink timelines of ...

New archaeological studies have provided surprising revelations about the age of sites connected to the legendary King Arthur of Britain. Recent findings indicate that these sites may be 4,000 years ...

Archaeological practice is transforming in Canada to recognize Indigenous rights to and governance over cultural heritage ...