Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago.

Nature - A global analysis reveals that most carbon dioxide emitted by rivers derives not from modern plant material, as was thought, but from ancient, buried carbon.

Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and ...

A rare 5,000-year-old bread loaf was recently found in Turkey's Eskisehir province. Preserved by burning, it's now recreated by bakers using ancient grains.

Stonehenge and Easter Island are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to unsolved mysteries. The 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism found in an ancient Greek shipwreck has been dubbed the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site ...

Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.

Genetic analysis of ancient individuals from Copán shows strong continuity between late archaic, classic, and modern Maya populations, with evidence of gene flow (6.1% ± 2.6%) from highland ...

Ancient DNA reveals how Mayan civilisation collapsed. Maya civilisation population decreased vastly during late Classic period. Vishwam Sankaran. Thursday 29 May 2025 09:06 BST. Comments.

Tracks from two humanlike species crossing paths in ancient Africa shed light on the tale of our specialized locomotion.