Early cave paintings of hunting scenes may give the impression our Stone Age ancestors lived mainly on chunks of meat, but plants—and the ability to unlock the glucose inside—were just as key to their survival.
Neanderthals were eating fish, mussels and seals at a site in present-day Portugal, according to a new study.
It is well known that agriculture developed independently in New Guinea 7000 years ago, but evidence of its influence on how people lived has eluded scientists—until now.
A team led by UC Riverside geologists has discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most familiar animals today, including humans.
Archaeologists are attempting to determine for the first time the age of the mysterious Cerne Abbas Giant.
The AIA’s Gold Medal Committee has selected Dr. Katherine M.D. Dunbabin, as the 2021 recipient of the Institute’s Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement.
For the first time, a group of archaeologists have unearthed a pyramid-shaped stupa in the country.
Since 2008, the University of Jaen has been excavating in the necropolis where the highest officials of Egypt’s southernmost province were buried between 2200 and 1800 BC. This province, whose capital was located on the island of Elephantina, played a very important role in the history of Egypt, as it was the border between Egypt…
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a giant Ice Age structure built from the remains of at least 60 mammoths at the Kostenki-Borshevo archaeological complex.
From the Palarq Foundation we want to support all the teams of archaeology and paleontology. To those people who have travelled to the countries where the sites are located and who are carrying out their work at a great distance from home. To the teams that have seen their campaign plans cut short for the…
