Knowing the occupation timescales for ancient sites offers insights into population dynamics. A dating approach now establishes the time frame during which prehistoric hearths were in use at a high ...

Harrat Khaybar, a vast volcanic field in northwestern Saudi Arabia, has emerged as a treasure trove of Neolithic archaeology, according to researchers drawing on satellite imagery, field surveys, and ...

One hundred years ago, the discovery of a skull in South Africa's North West province altered our understanding of human evolution. The juvenile skull was dubbed the Taung Child by Raymond Dart, an ...

Wang Changsui, professor at the School of Humanities of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, observed that after nearly 40 years of rapid growth, Chinese scientific archaeology has emerged ...