Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

Researchers working in Marbella have uncovered a gabbro rock carving of manmade lines that could date to 200,000 years ago.

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

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The ochre-stained skeleton of the roughly 4- or 5-year-old child—experts believe the body was wrapped in a painted animal ...

The site has yielded fully articulated human skeletons carefully positioned in burial positions, thousands of ochre fragments ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge.

A new book highlights the beautiful work of Jay Matternes, an accomplished artist who drew everything from mammoths to early ...

Archaeologists in northern Denmark have discovered the remains of a large timber circle that is thousands of years old and has parallels to England's Stonehenge. This open-air structure was likely ...