A site in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates which contains evidence of the earliest humans to leave Africa, has been named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The Faya Palaeolandscape, which is around ...

Archaeologists uncovered five human footprints dating back to 5200 B.C. during excavations in Türkiye's southeastern province of Hatay, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said Tuesday.

The drawings—the oldest dated monumental rock art in Arabia—are the firmest evidence that humans lived there during a dry period about 12,000 years ago.

Ancient, life-size rock carvings depicting camels, gazelles, and other animals have been unearthed in the Saudi Arabian desert, with researchers dating the remarkable artworks back approximately ...

A recent study dramatically pushes back the date for the emergence of our species, though some researchers call for further evidence ...

Last March, I met Oswald “Oz” Hutton. Oz, a Marine Corps veteran, was one of 250 veterans participating in the new health initiative through the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. The program, ...

Newly discovered prehistoric artwork suggests how a pioneering sect of desert nomads, unknown to history until now, carved out an existence about 12,000 years ago in the harsh environment of northern ...

Dozens of life-sized rock engravings of camels and other desert-dwellers in Saudi Arabia have revealed that humans thrived in the ultra-dry region 12,000 years ago.The carved images, on massive ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time – much deeper – visit a cave. Some of my favorites, ...

The recent finding by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars—a possible sign of ancient microbial life in the rock nicknamed Cheyava Falls—could mark a turning ...

Life-sized animal carvings may have served as landmarks to help ancient travelers navigate between life-saving water sources during one of history's harshest climate periods.