The Iraqi national museum has re-acquired more than 700 looted antiquities that Syria had seized from traffickers since the 2003 U.S. military invasion.
Tiny bits of plant material found in the teeth of a Neandertal skeleton unearthed in Iraq provide the first direct evidence that the early human relatives ate vegetation, experts say.
A rare visit by archaeologists inside the tomb of Empress Jingu offers experts hope that other closely guarded sites dating to the founding of Japan might soon be open to independent study.
An 87-million-year-old insect from Japan could be a "missing link" between mantises from the Cretaceous period and the modern-day bugs, researchers say.
About 150,000 years ago, humankind split into small groups—living apart for a hundred thousand years before "reuniting" and migrating out of Africa, a new gene study says.
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 2,000-year-old pre-Colombian settlement near Bogota, a find that may reveal information about the area's mysterious ancient inhabitants.
Hundreds of prehistoric dogs found buried throughout the Southwest show that canines played a key role in the spiritual life of ancient Americans, new research suggests.
An ancient Greek tomb once thought to have been that of Alexander's father is more recent than thought and may contain treasures belonging to Alexander himself, experts say.
Christie's Paris is auctioning off trilobites and meteorites this week—but the star item will be a rare Triceratops skeleton expected to fetch over $700,000 (U.S.).
Crystals from the walls of a government-run nuclear waste facility contain 253-million-year-old cellulose and possibly ancient DNA, scientists announced.
An ancient ancestor of modern elephants lived a more hippo-like lifestyle, dwelling in swamps and rivers and dining on freshwater plants, a new study says.
