archaeology

2,700 years ago, a human ate blue cheese, drank a pint, and pooped in a salt mine. Paleofecal samples live to tell the tale.

It shows that hunter-gather societies possessed sophisticated knowledge of nature and animals.

But knowing for sure isn't easy.

Inside the Peebles Hoard, a massive find spurred by an unlikely collaboration.

Both landscape and social dynamics influence where people were laid to rest.

Hernando de Soto's expedition ultimately failed, but they left an almost literal trail of breadcrumbs in their wake.

The 51,000-year-old carved bone suggests Neanderthals not only made simple tools, but art, too.

It turns out the bubonic plague wasn't nearly as contagious—or gruesome—in the Neolithic era.

Scientists in the field disagree about whether this represents an entirely new species, but it's exciting no matter what.

Experts are digging into the ethics of turning thousands-year-old corpses into attractions.