Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis ...

The Carnac megaliths in Brittany, France, are one of Europe’s most mysterious archaeological sites. Extending miles across the Breton countryside, these thousands of standing stones have always ...

In a paper published in PNAS, they reveal not only that these ancient carvings were applied in an intentional, systematic ...

The 'Sagar Sankalp' dialogue highlighted the imperative of a robust indigenous defence ecosystem for national security and global maritime leadership ...

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, surprising archaeologists who made the discovery. The researchers discerned ...

Any brief history of technological advancement and its diffusion across the world must start with the wheel, which not only ...

Deep in the deserts of Iraq, the lost city of Charax Spasinou has finally been found. It seems it had been hiding under the Earth for more than a millennium. Experts say the city was one of Alexander ...

Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March. From Sydney to New York, use our guide to find out when the eclipse will be visible and the best time to see it tonight.

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Statistical analysis reveals ancient bone carvings hold complex information rivaling early Mesopotamian scripts.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to ...

At several archaeological sites in southern Africa, hundreds of highly unusual fragments of ostrich eggs have been found.