A study of skeletons from a cave in Poland has revealed widespread evidence of cut marks and fractures suggestive of ...

That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

A SUDDEN population increase in Europe some 20,000 years ago forced our ancient human ancestors to battle it out over ...

Eating human brains might seem relegated to zombie flicks, but a new study found that European warriors did just that 18,000 ...

Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Learn about the El Mirón cave in northern Spain, home to the unusually red bones of a buried woman and ancient carnivores ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

A pregnant woman's dismembered remains from over 1,000 years ago, along with unusual burial artifacts spanning multiple cultures, point to a possible ritual sacrifice in coastal Ecuador Drawing of ...

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — a first for human evolution studies.

Approximately 19,000 years ago, during the era of hunter-gatherers, a woman passed away and was buried in a cave in Cantabria ...