'They Still Live' project encourages people to question and discover who they are. The project combines photography, DNA testing, maps and African art. Based around Paul Hamilton's extensive ...

Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over.

Scientists have way more DNA from ancient Europeans than Africans. Now analysis of a genome from nearly 20,000 years ago is answering questions about the continent’s past.

Ancient African genomes offer glimpse into early human history DNA sequences from children who lived in West Africa thousands of years ago might help to uncover how humans moved across the continent.

Learn why the idea of an ancient African drying period is now being challenged and what this means for the story of the first humans.

Ancient kids’ DNA reveals new insights into how Africa was populated Four youngsters from the west-central region aren’t closely related to modern Bantu speakers ...

First ancient genomes from West Africa reveal complexity of human ancestry The ancient DNA of four children who lived thousands of years ago in western Cameroon has unearthed many more questions ...

A new study doubles the age of ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa, revealing how people moved, mingled and had children together over the last 50,000 years.