The stone fragments had been discovered inside ‘Handprint Cave’ in Belize alongside other artefacts suggestive of ritual use.

There is a long history of prescribing exercise as medicine. Recent research suggests that exercise in any form, even at mild ...

Roman texts and artworks are full of depictions of gladiators, the men who fought each other or wild animals to entertain ...

A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to ...

Researchers use the sophisticated technology on NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze volcanic rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater. Their findings show that some of the same volcanic processes that led to ...

Researchers created 3D models of ancient tracks in Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The study revealed a ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

Acupuncture has existed for thousands of years, and indeed it's still popular today. Even if you haven't tried this ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

Water from both volcanic rocks and deep mantle melted Earth's crust 1.6 billion years ago. This long-lasting melting formed ...