A new study finds that an inherited Neanderthal growth hormone receptor variant can increase muscle mass, revealing how ancient DNA continues to influence modern human biology and evolution.

Archaeologists at Azerbaijan's Tava Tepe discovered a unique 3,200-year-old ceremonial kitchen that was rebuilt over centuries, revealing Bronze Age ritual feasting and communal traditions in the Caucasus.

Discover the fascinating Roman nail cleaner with a phallus handle unearthed near Cheltenham, England, and learn about the history of phallic symbols as lucky charms in Roman Britain.

Electrical surveys have revealed hidden stone structures within 6,000-year-old Neolithic burial mounds in Brittany, suggesting the presence of rare anthropomorphic megaliths buried beneath massive earthen barrows.

Excavations at Vilna's Great Synagogue uncovered colorful floors, Hebrew seat plaques, and the monumental bimah beneath the Nazi-destroyed synagogue.

Discover the spectacular bronze votive offerings and human remains found in a 2,500-year-old Etruscan well dedicated to the goddess Uni in Kainua, Italy.

Researchers at the University of Göttingen are digitally reconstructing the 6th-century Madaba Map, the world's oldest surviving map of the Holy Land.

A shipwreck off Greece's Andros Island preserves about 650 ancient cargo jars, revealing new evidence of Mediterranean trade and seafaring.

A rare Balkan-style medieval temple ring discovered in Pskov reveals surprising cultural links between medieval Rus' and the Balkans.

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road beneath Germany's A8 highway.