New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have ...

(Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) A strange chunk of metal that lay hidden in the soil for thousands of years may shed new light on one of the most mysterious cultures in ancient China ...

New dating of cave art in southern Sulawesi places Indonesia at the very center of one of the most profound developments in human history: the emergence of symbolic and narrative thought.

The tabla artist and another traditional master musician, Quraishi, presented a program of the rich and varied legacy of classical compositions and folk melodies of this ancient Central Asian nation.

Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our ...

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

They examined ancient genes from the remains of over 200 dogs and wolves. The oldest dated back to about 15,800 years ago, ...

This unique relationship between people and dogs has existed for such a long time and is continuing on today,” said ...

New genetic research has identified the earliest-known dog, dating back 15,800 years, from a hunter-gatherer site in central ...

A 3,000-year-old city in Uzbekistan has been discovered by a joint Chinese-Uzbek archaeological team, shedding new light on ...

Asia has long been the world's most romanticized travel destination. Vivid Instagram feeds, glossy travel blogs, and breathless YouTube vlogs have painted a picture of ancient temples rising from ...