Jawbone fragments and teeth from a previously unknown species hint that the evolution of modern apes occurred in what's now ...

In a study published in The Anatomical Record, researchers have identified a new species of large-bodied gorgonopsian from the middle Permian. The discovery pushed back the known origins of when these ...

When analyzing the oldest books of the Bible, scholars have identified the work of various writers and editors. But how did ...

With artificial intelligence (AI) as an essential tool, San Diego State University researchers have discovered surprising similarities among ancient writing systems from Africa and the Caucasus region ...

Researchers decoded Teotihuacan symbols as an early Uto-Aztecan writing system, possibly linked to Nahuatl speakers and reshaping theories about the city’s people.

A fossil found in northern Egypt from a new species, Masripithecus moghraensis, is changing long held ideas about ape and human origins.

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom in the temple of Philae is the last known use of hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt, but why did they stop being used?

An 18-million-year-old jawbone discovered in Egypt challenges the long-held view that East Africa was the cradle of our ...

A king long dismissed as myth, often compared to an ancient African 'King Arthur,' has been confirmed as a real.

The Blemmyes haunted ancient maps and medieval manuscripts for two millennia, but the truth behind the legend is stranger ...

Ancient humans were surprisingly creative, structured, and geometrical in their thinking some 60,000 years ago, according to ...

By Henry Akubuiro Thirteen years after his death, legendary Nigerian writer, Professor Chinua Achebe, has continued to ...