A sweeping new archaeological discovery could fundamentally reshape what we know about early human intelligence and cultural ...

Ancient rock paintings have been uncovered in a cave within Brazil's Itatiaia National Park. Located at an altitude of 2,350 meters in the Mantiqueira Mountains on the border of Rio de Janeiro and ...

A cat who recently celebrated her 30th birthday is believed to be the oldest feline in the world. Her secret: A 12pm wake up call and diet of bottled water, salmon and prawns, according to her owner.

The Hohle Fels bird sculpture was discovered in two parts: the body was found in 2001, while the rest was recovered in 2002. In the space of just 1.85 inches (4.7 centimeters), someone ...

but radiocarbon dating conducted in 1997 revealed that the body had actually been resting in the cave for 10,700 years, making this by far the oldest known mummy on the planet. At this point ...

What it tells us about the past: Archaeologists excavating Hohle Fels cave ... oldest examples of figurative art, and the tiny carved bird is the oldest depiction of a bird anywhere in the world.