A trove of shackled skeletons unearthed in a mass grave near Athens may have once belonged to the followers of a tyrant who sought to overthrow the leader of ancient Greece. "These might be the ...

During the third millennium B.C.E., a man was buried in a sealed ceramic pot in the Egyptian village of Nuwayrat. Now, using one of his teeth, researchers have sequenced his DNA. Their analysis, which ...

A previously unknown strain of syphilis bacteria has been discovered in human remains in Colombia, dating back 5,500 years.

Researchers have reconstructed the face of the Kennewick Man for the first time, more than 8,000 years after he lived, offering insights into early Native American settlement ...

Scientists say they have found a way to test ancient human remains for hormones linked with pregnancy, a breakthrough that may allow archaeologists to determine whether a woman was pregnant or had ...

Researchers baffled by what the famous Kennewick man ate, and didn't eat. — -- Researchers studying the bones of an ancient skeleton in Washington state have uncovered an interesting twist to the ...

ROME (AP) — Work at ancient thermal baths in Pompeii’s ruins has revealed the skeleton of a crouching child who perished in Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in A.D. 79. Pompeii’s director Massimo Osanna said ...

One of the oldest and most complete skeletons found in North America will be given back to American Indian tribes in Washington state for reburial. President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday with a ...

The ancient skeleton is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. The virtually complete Australopithecus fossil "Little Foot" is displayed at the University of the Witwatersrand in ...