A team of scientists including researchers from Washington State University has shown for the first time that nicotine residue can be extracted from plaque, also known as "dental calculus," on the teeth of ancient tobacco users.

Beginning more than 1.5 million years ago, early humans made stone handaxes in a style known as the Acheulean - the longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory.

100 years ago, archaeologists decapitated Tutankhamun and dismembered his body with hot knives—then covered it up. This centenary reveals the dark side of one of archaeology's most celebrated discoveries.

Explore how ancient Greeks, Romans, and early Christians used olive oil for healing, purification, and sacred rituals. From royal anointings to miracle cures, discover olive oil's spiritual legacy.

How do you solve a seven-hundred-year-old murder? Archaeologists and forensic scientists teamed up in Italy to sequence an ancient fight to the death.

Scientists use DNA analysis and forensic archaeology to solve 700-year-old murder of Duke Béla of Macsó, revealing brutal 1272 assassination in medieval Hungary.

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Three Bronze Age log boats, preserved for 3,000 years in Cambridgeshire mud, go on display after 13-year conservation process. Carved from tree trunks with bronze tools, they reveal fenland life.

During the construction of a new residential quarter, north of the new Yaʽarit neighborhood, a team of archaeologists

Most people can trace their family tree back at least a few generations, while the more serious ones are able to acco