San rock paintings in South Africa likely depict extinct dicynodonts, showcasing early local engagement in paleontology ...

Eswatini in southern Africa is home to the world’s oldest ochre mine. A new study dates that mine to a full 48,000 years ago.

The open-air show, featuring 12 international artists, included futuristic metallic sculptures, vibrant mosaic walls, and ...

Not only have rock art, stone tools ... of a change in the ancient DNA record as major population movements occurred. But it is not as if there was no change in southern Africa.

There is no scientific evidence giants have ever existed, though archaeological and modern records show humans with a rare ...

The ancient African town of Chinguetti was once a stopover ... raising questions about the essence of art. The actress talks about doing ballet as a child, and why she eventually had to give ...

Forever Is Now, a series of installations by well-known contemporary artists, considers the legacy of Ancient Egypt anew ...

The ruins in Vizzini, Sicily were built sometime between the 2nd and 4th century C.E.

A fleet of 26 seemingly ancient metal boats of different sizes sits silently at the Giza Pyramids plateau on the outskirts of ...

The research suggests a new ... Insights Into South African Population History from 10,000-Year-Old Human DNA Sep. 19, 2024 — Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history ...

Geneticists have deciphered the prehistory of aurochs -- the animals that were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art -- by analyzing 38 genomes harvested from bones dating across 50 ...