New imaging technology has allowed scientists to decipher the tattoos of an Iron Age mummy—and study them like never before.

A study of prehistoric skeletons from the Italian Alps shows that society may have been organized around fathers and that Ötzi the Iceman had a unique family lineage.

Ötzi the Iceman isn't the only ancient individual whose DNA is giving us insights into the past. So too are those of his neighbors. A new analysis of the genomes of 47 people who lived in the ...

Importantly, Ötzi’s paternal and maternal lineage has not been found in ancient or modern people, so he remains a genetic outlier. So the mysterious Iceman remains a mystery, even now.

In a major genetic study, researchers revealed the unique ancestry of Ötzi the Iceman, the prehistoric man unearthed three decades ago.

From Jamaica to Jaipur, these literary festivals celebrate the power of the written word and offer you a chance to hear from celebrated and up-and-coming authors—as well as fellow bibliophiles.

Egyptian archaeologists located a lost 3,500-year-old cemetery containing mummies, statues, and a Book of the Dead papyrus scroll.

No images of the letter have come out, but multiple digital copies of the birthday book exist, and the original is part of Epstein’s estate.

A new digital reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman ’s ribcage shows a number of “ambiguous” features that might have assisted him on his seasonal migration to the frosty Alpine peaks.