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In a recent "experimental archaeology" project, archaeologists partied like it was the Stone Age.

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A thousand years before Stonehenge, the Maltese were building some of the most epic monuments on the planet.

The Vikings appear to have made a killing selling walrus ivory on the European market.

Reconstructed megalodon skeleton in Maryland // CC BY-SA 3.0

A 14-inch tooth is the remnant of a prehistoric monster fish.

The salty fish sauce survived the centuries, and is still available for purchase today.

Jane Dieulafoy wasn't like most French women of the 19th century.

Inscriptions written on the walls of a cave in central China document seven major droughts over nearly 500 years.

Artist Bill Willers brings the mythical being to life—well, sort of.

A new analysis of intriguing rock art has archaeologists wondering whether they've found the earliest petroglyphs in Siberia.

As many as 1500 people may be buried in this ancient necropolis.

John Green lifts the veil on some of antiquity's greatest—and most mysterious—civilizations.

Genetic analysis of the ancestors of modern Native Americans supports the idea that there was one wave of migration from Siberia.

Take a look at the religious and cultural meaning behind the art and artifacts of ancient Egyptian tombs.

America didn't invent the notion of fast food. Easy, greasy fare has been around for thousands of years.

A bobkitten was found buried wearing a necklace in an ancient funeral mound in Illinois.

It was never wabbit season (or duck season) for the Neanderthals.

The British Museum has digitized gorgeous images of rock art from across the continent.

Kennewick Man's genome was sequenced at the GeoGenetics lab at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Scientists have cracked the genome of a man who died in the Pacific Northwest 8500 years ago—and his descendants still live nearby.

It’s easy to see how people could have confused this elephant skull for the remains of a giant Greek monster.

These eight fossils have been displayed as “evidence” of imaginary beasts like unicorns, dragons, and sea monsters.

When a presidential candidate says adults in America are suffering from a "fun deficit," you know it's time to take the issue seriously. The following 20 camps are alternative ways to spend your allotted vacation time.

The details of this story are a little unclear as the three conservators, all of whom only agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity, gave conflicting reports. But here's the general gist of it...

All it took to locate the bones of Richard III was 500 years, a psychic vision, and a grassroots movement.

ARCHAEOLOGY

The Time Archaeologists Threw a Giant Party to Prove a Theory

Malta's Megalithic Temples are Spectacular

Vikings May Have Settled Greenland for Walrus Tusks

Megalodon Shark Tooth Discovered in Croatia

Ancient Romans Didn't Use Ketchup—They Had Garum

The Adventurous Life of Jane Dieulafoy, Pioneering Archaeologist, Artist, and Feminist

500 Years of Cave Writings Document Devastating Droughts in China

An Art Exhibit That Imagines the Anatomy of a Centaur

Are These the Oldest Petroglyphs in Siberia?

Archaeologists Rescue Huge Iron Age Cemetery from Road Project

25 Lost Cities

The First People Entered the Americas 23,000 Years Ago, Study Finds

The Significance Behind 6 Ancient Egyptian Tomb Features

6 Examples of Early Fast Food From Ancient History

Native Americans Might Have Domesticated Bobcats 2,000 Years Ago

Neanderthals Didn't Eat Rabbits. Was That a Big Mistake?

Explore 30,000 Years of African Rock Art

Kennewick Man's DNA Solves Scientific Controversy

Scientists Say They've Found a New Species of Human Ancestor

430,000-Year-Old Skull Could Feature Oldest Evidence of Murder

8 Types of Imaginary Creatures 'Discovered' In Fossils

20 Adult Camps for the Young At Heart

Museum Curators Accidentally Ruin King Tut Burial Mask

Unearthing Richard III: The Luckiest Find in History