Abidemi Babalola, the US-based scholar, has won the 2025 Dan David Prize for his archaeology work on stone bead making.

Beadwork is also finding its way into home decor items like wall hangings, cushions, and tableware. These pieces lend a hint ...

Across the continent, thousands of Fulani people are holding fast to their ancient customs—while reshaping their traditions ...

In South Africa's Karoo region, a university student's exploration led to the discovery of Peripatopsis barnardi, a new ...

We looked at fossil teeth from hominins (humans and our closest extinct relatives) from the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, where we ...

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

Archaeology supports that 40,000 years ago, the people living in Southeast Asia were well-versed in boatbuilding and open-sea ...

Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations – and genetic studies now reveal more ...

A fossilized elephant skull found in the Kashmir Valley is reshaping how scientists understand an ancient giant’s past.

From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa. A tree-ringed African lake has yielded a record of Earth's magnetic field spanning the past ...