A previously unknown Indigenous population lived in central Argentina for nearly 8,500 years, a new genetic study finds.

Recent archaeological discoveries have unveiled a fascinating world beneath our feet, with mysterious underground chambers ...

New research suggests that the holes were the site of an ancient marketplace, and Inca rulers may have used them as a ...

"Fundamentally, I view these holes as a type of social technology that brought people together" one researcher said.

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

The archaeologists that found the stone-paved chamber, located inside a hilltop fort in Scotland, still aren’t sure exactly ...

DNA seems like it would be able to plot out genetic relationships between civilizations, but researchers found that this ...

No, aliens had nothing to do with a winding 1.5-kilometer-long path of holes. First used as a market, the Inca then repurposed it for tax collection.

Researchers have discovered two at "air-filled voids" behind the face of the Menkaure pyramid on the Giza plateau.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a mysterious Roman-era settlement site in Germany, complete with building remains and hundreds of artifacts dating back nearly two millennia. The Schafbreite site, ...

Archaeologists have rescued an extremely rare wooden sculpture of Hercules from a trash pile in Ibiza, Spain, reported ...

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