At the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the archaeology department has over 1 million artifacts from all over the ...

When looking at the cat remains that were thought to have arrived to the West about 6,000 years ago, the researchers realized ...

Forty-one millennia ago, deep inside a Belgian cave, Neanderthals left behind a disturbing legacy. Mixed in with the ...

The island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is famous for its moai. These giant, anthropomorphic monoliths have long puzzled anthropologists, driving extensive research into their ...

Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces ...

Associate Professor Elmira Jafarova, Leading Researcher at the Department of History and Theory of Archaeological Heritage of ...

Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues about how these monuments were made and the Polynesian society that brought ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Many people believe that we humans have ...

One of Scotland's most eminent historians claims that the nation has suffered due to the collapse in support for traditional ...

Dolph Lundgren admits he felt guilty for sending Sylvester Stallone to the hospital during ‘Rocky IV’ More Teachers Resign Over Ten Commandments Law David Letterman Says He's ‘Never Been More Proud' ...

Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by “keels” along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. This production stage, ...

Many of the university’s more than 8,000 international students will not return home this Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, unlike their ...