A stone wall discovered deep inside Theopetra Cave in central Greece may be the oldest surviving human-built structure ever uncovered, archaeologists have revealed. Estimated to be over 23,000 years ...

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 1,600-year-old Christian care facility for the elderly – a remarkable find that may be the world’s oldest nursing home. The news, reported by Israel's news ...

The world’s oldest human mummies were preserved using smoke drying techniques 10,000 years ago, new research has found. A study of dozens of corpses found across 11 burial sites in Southeast Asia and ...

Laetoli in Tanzania holds 3.6 million-year-old footprints long seen as the earliest proof of human walking. New finds at Trachilos in Crete dated to 6 million years ago challenge that view. Are these ...