History

Nebraska and China might seem pretty different, but they both have something ancient in common: a group of primates that lived thirty million years ago. These primates came to North America way before our modern human ancestors did. The name...

The recent study conducted at TraceoLab at the University of Liège has provided new insights into the early history of hunting techniques among hunter-gatherers who settled on the banks of the Haine River in today's southern Belgium around thirty-one...

Beneath an Indonesian hill, there's a massive underground pyramid that's much older than Stonehenge or the Giza Pyramids. This ancient wonder is Gunung Padang. On the island of West Java, you'll find a unique hill covered in old stone structures....

Archaeologists in Mexico found an old, round building that might have been used for worship by a Maya group a thousand years ago. They dug up this interesting two-story structure at a place called El Tigre in the Campeche...

The discovery of an ancient site in the North Sea on the British island of Orkney has provided archaeologists with a remarkable "feat of engineering" that predates the renowned pyramids of Egypt by nearly a thousand years. This Neolithic site...

Archaeologists working on Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia, have discovered something extraordinary. They found two ancient and lethal items around seven thousand years old. These items are tiger shark teeth which were used as blades. The new discovery has been...

Greek soldiers gained fame around the world in modern times for their incredible courage and fierce resistance against the Italian and German invasions in 1940 and 1941 and also during the brutal years under Axis occupation. Historical figures have long...

Engineers on the Isle of Wight, who are working on limiting shore erosion by the forces of the sea, have uncovered an incredible piece of history. Dinosaur footprints from 125 million years ago were unearthed on Yaverland Beach while, during...

In a recent discovery near the Great Wall of China in Beijing, a collection of ancient stone grenades dating back 400 years has been unearthed. These grenades carry messages instructing guards to be vigilant against potential threats. The new finding...

A recent CNRS study has determined who the very first modern humans to reside in Europe must have been around thirty-eight to forty thousand years ago. Within this time frame, new humans slowly replaced older human groups that had...