Here’s a look at some of our favorite archaeological discoveries from 2025, and some of the greatest new insights we’ve ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A human jaw and fragment of a left shoulder blade from Maszycka Cave, Poland. | Credit: Institut ...

We marvel at Stone Age cave paintings, mighty megaliths, and mysterious goddesses. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, prehistoric Europe bloomed with surprisingly sophisticated art. From Ireland to ...

Ancient DNA is turning Europe’s deep past from a sketch into a family album. Instead of guessing who first called the ...

Using a specially developed simulation model, researchers at the University of Cologne have traced and analyzed the dynamics ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research finds that ancient Europeans tended to have dark skin, dark hair and dark eyes up ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Ancient Cuneiform Script found in a Czech cave surprises researchers as they investigate whether it reflects lost cultural links.

The research focused on two key periods: GI-1d-a (14,000-12,500), a climate improvement period during the late Palaeolithic, and the recent Dryas event (GS-1), a brief period of climate cooling that ...

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

What if the 'Market Economy' always existed? Archaeologists tried to answer this question by researching how much Bronze Age people used to spend to sustain their daily lives. Their results show that, ...

Eating human brains might seem relegated to zombie flicks, but a new study found that European warriors did just that 18,000 years ago, per “noodle”-slurping study in the journal Scientific Reports.