While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

In Africa, the tradition of respecting our elders and their role as gatekeepers of knowledge and community values is pivoted ...

The prehistoric human skull found in the Petralona Cave in Northern Greece challenges the Out of Africa theory of the origin of Homo sapiens ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...

The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...

In a sign of the importance Russia places in its relationships in Africa, Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Touadéra in Moscow, in what were the Russian president’s first international talks ...

Published in the journal Open Archaeology, Pamela Jordan from the University of Amsterdam led the study at the Sanctuary of Zeus with the goal of gathering insight into how the site may have been used ...

The Hadzabe of Tanzania, untouched by modern life, still thrive as one of the world's few remaining hunter-gatherer communities, relying on ancient skills and a deep connection to nature The Hadzabe, ...

Homo erectus, whose name means “upright human,” first appeared in Africa around 2 million ... documented thousands of stone tools and animal bones. They also used sophisticated climate modeling to ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

Dan Larson loves the stories his handbuilt instruments carry. The wood that becomes a violin, a lute or a baroque guitar holds a story of how it was collected, often decades ago. “That’s what ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...