A few strange pits and trails preserved in ancient Italian rocks have changed what scientists thought they knew about the ...

Since its discovery in 1986, an incredible 44 graves, tombs or crypts have been uncovered.

Researchers have recovered texts previously lost to history, revealing philosophical takes on ethics, the arts, human behavior and theology.

An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years.

Yeast has been growing in the guts of a frozen mummy called Oetzi the Iceman for thousands of years, scientists have ...

In a first, scientists recovered human DNA from ancient cave paintings, a breakthrough that could open new ways to ...

A new study led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward explains how low-oxygen burial conditions lead to human brain preservation for thousands of years.

Ancient Maya people were buried miles away from their teeth. Now scientists know why - Strange burial was likely an attempt by Maya elites to position themselves as ‘mediators with supernatural forces ...

DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward ...

More than 5,300 years after his death in the Alps, a famous frozen mummy is still helping scientists make new discoveries − and even bake fresh bread. Researchers studying Ötzi the Iceman have ...