A skull unearthed in East China might indicate that there is another branch to the human family tree, scientists have revealed.
The medieval Battle of Visby left behind a mass grave of children and elderly soldiers still wearing their chainmail.
Telltale marks on a bone from an early human’s leg could be the earliest evidence of cannibalism.
An ancient saber was discovered amongst a treasure trove in Kyrgyzstan which included a smelting vessel, coins, a dagger amongst other ancient artifacts.
Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.
Historically, horse bodies in viking-age burials have been interpreted as symbolic of the journey to the afterlife, part of the possessions of the deceased in the afterlife, or as status symbols. But these interpretations miss something vital – the bond between horse and rider.
The fossil comes from a strata that dates back 310 to 315 million years and marks the first Palaeozoic spider ever found in Germany.
The blue whale may no longer be the heaviest animal to ever inhabit Earth; there is now another contender.
In the 19th century, an archaeological excavation in Switzerland uncovered a Bronze Age arrowhead composed of an unexpected material.
Meet Denny, the first known human hybrid, a 13-year-old girl born to a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father.