Ancient DNA from a Stone Age burial site in Sweden shows that families 5,500 years ago were more complex than expected. Many individuals buried together were not immediate family, but second- or third ...

An Arctic camp dating back 4,500 years on a Greenlandic island was only accessible after a dangerous journey through icy waters.

A new study is changing what we know about the lives of Inuit 4,500 years ago. It suggests that they were much better at sea travel than originally thought. An archaeological team studied an ancient ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

Kitsissut is a nightmare for modern sailors. It’s a remote cluster of islands in the High Arctic, choked by fog, battered by ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Greenland consulate could boost ties with Canada The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland i ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts say that American history could very well be reauthored after archaeologists in the country discovered an “ancient ...

View post: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Cold Spring for 8 U.S. States Archaeologists discovered a 5,200-year-old canoe in Wisconsin, predating Egypt’s oldest pyramid. Sixteen ancient dugout canoes ...

Researchers at the Wisconsin Historical Society have uncovered 16 ancient canoes at the bottom of Lake Mendota, and they believe the oldest was crafted before the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Archaeologists from Missouri State University are confirming the existence of a previously unknown ancient civilization hidden deep within the Brazilian Amazon, using advanced ...

The culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries to Mesopotamians and Egyptians, has finally been identified: a series of ...

A cube-shaped skull that was discovered in Mexico provides rare insight into a 1,400-year-old Mesoamerican civilization’s social practices — which included deliberate deformation. The skull belonged ...