The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that ...

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient ...

A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines have been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the ...

With an opposable big toe resembling a human thumb, the fossilized Burtele foot suggested its owner was a skilled climber, ...

Scientists linked a mystery fossil foot to a tree-climbing human ancestor that likely lived alongside Lucy's species 3.4 ...

Archaeologists filming "Sandi Toksvig's Hidden Wonders" uncovered a 2,000-year-old murder mystery in Dorset, finding a ...

A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on royalty that once ruled the region over 3,600 years ago. Archaeologists discovered the massive limestone burial chamber, which has multiple ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

Of all the mysteries of Ancient Greece, the Orphic Mysteries based on the myth of Orpheus are the most intriguing.

An international team of researchers has used knowledge of historical geography to reexamine the earliest datable total solar ...

Researchers have resolved the 709 BC oldest solar eclipse mystery by reanalyzing ancient Chinese records and modern ...