Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners ...

Bones were exhumed and passed around to members of the community, who used the remains of their ancestors in a surprising number of ways.

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

For most of human history, straight, well spaced teeth were the norm, not a luxury that required years of metal and elastic bands. Archaeologists routinely lift ancient skulls from the ground and find ...

Ancient DNA reveals how farming accelerated human evolution, driving genetic changes over the past 10,000 years.

Learn more about new research that analyzed 16,000 ancient genomes and discovered that natural selection hasn’t slowed down.

The site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov (GBY), along the ancient shores of Lake Hula in northern Israel, represents an ...

A new study finds natural selection has reshaped hundreds of human genes in the past 10,000 years, driven by farming, disease ...

New research has revealed that ancient people in southern Arabia dined on an apex predator — sharks. The study, recently published in the journal Antiquity, centers on a tomb in Wadi Nafūn, an ...

Over 70 historians and scholars who study the ancient world from around the nation gathered at the University of Iowa April ...