Medieval Christians drawing boundaries around ancient Israelite tribes on Holy Land maps had no idea they were influencing how later mapmakers would depict political power. Those red ink lines, meant ...

Using genomic data, researchers have uncovered the origins and cultural practices of the people of Shimao, a 4,000-year-old fortified settlement in northern China. Archaeologists are desperately ...

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Reconstruction of the 10,000-year-old “Cheddar Man” from Britain. Credit: Channel 4. The textbook assumption is that when the first modern humans arrived in Europe, around 45,000 years ago, they ...

Researchers have identified gene-regulatory variants that might have contributed to Neanderthals’ beefy jaws — offering a window on how the human face developed 1. This ‘non-coding’ sequence controls ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a surprising link between a tiny cellular engine and the way cancer cells build the DNA they need to proliferate, according to a new study published in ...

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday night not to enter into a new lease agreement with the Patawomeck Indian Tribe — at least for now. The board voted 6-0, with Rock Hill District ...

The Seminole Tribe of Florida's lawsuit against homebuilder Lennar over construction defects can proceed in state court for 343 homes. A judge ruled that claims for another 123 homes sold to ...

The Milwaukee Public Museum has returned the remains of 67 ancient ancestors and nearly 4,000 funerary objects to the Menominee Tribe. These remains and artifacts were excavated from a sacred ...

The "digital twin" of the House of Thiasus, with a reconstructed wooden ceiling Archaeological Park of Pompeii Among the ruins of Pompeii is a large villa known as the House of Thiasus. This year, ...