While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

The work was found in a rock shelter located to the south of Paris, France, that features prehistoric engravings ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

In 2006, Yinxu was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "This is the longest known traffic artery in Dayishang discovered in the Yinxu Ruins with clearly defined ends," Niu says. "It is also ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Almost a century after excavations began at the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, new findings continue to refresh understanding of this remarkable page in ...

In 2006, Yinxu was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "This is the longest known traffic artery in Dayishang discovered in the Yinxu Ruins with clearly defined ends," Niu says. "It is also the ...

Niu Shishan, head of the archaeological team of Yinxu Ruins, checks a sacrificial pit. [Photo provided to China Daily] The new discoveries have helped fill in many blanks about the north bank area of ...

Nay Maps is a South African actor born on 30th March 1989. He is the firstborn of three children born to the late Bishop Simeon Maphalala and his wife. Maps grew up alongside his two younger sisters ...

But there’s a reason so many people choose to live in them: with world-class art and culture, unbeatable food and nightlife, buzzing neighbourhoods and a dizzying amount of stuff to do and see ...

Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, and where of history into one convenient world map. Use the timeline ...