The bear suffered a fracture to its frontal bone, and there were marks on its teeth from chewing at the bars of a cage.

TEHRAN—Prominent archaeologist Alireza Jafari-Zand emphasized that there is no sign of a Seljuk palace in Kamar-Zarrin site ...

In a recent study, Dr. Agata Hałuszko and colleagues discovered an ornament made from beetles in a cremation grave in ...

A unique game piece from Norway that was crafted during the time of Harald Bluetooth may depict a Viking king.

Scientists believe they're close to solving an ancient mystery involving a strange hominin skull that was neither Neanderthal ...

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of ...

An archaeologist in training discovered a rare medieval gold object in northwestern England during her first excavation.

A Newcastle University student from Florida discovered medieval gold within 90 minutes of her first archaeological dig. The excavation site in Northumberland was chosen after a metal detectorist found ...

Archaeology horror as human bones discovery leads to 6,000-year-old cannibal theory The bones exhibited signs of having been boiled and had human bite marks, as well as knife cuts and fractures ...

Knowledge about the first settlements of Homo sapiens in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula at the beginning of the Upper ...

Bruce Bower has written about the behavioral sciences for Science News since 1984. He writes about psychology, anthropology, archaeology and mental health issues.