Tom is a writer in London with a Master's degree in Journalism whose editorial work covers anything from health and the environment to technology and archaeology. Laura is an editor and staff ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...

Jan. 7, 2025 — A newly described dinosaur whose fossils were recently uncovered is challenging the existing narrative, with evidence that the reptiles were present in the northern hemisphere ...

There’s now more evidence of that. Extracting “readable” DNA from the human remains at Pompeii has always been difficult, but scientists are getting there. It started with a small-scale study of two ...

Geneticists were even able to extract a sample of DNA. Together these ... there was no convincing evidence for human occupation predating the Clovis hunters, a new orthodoxy developed: They ...

A team of researchers shared evidence in August suggesting that the ... unify ancient Britons as newcomers arrived from Europe. The new study, published today in the journal Archaeology ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog ...

The intricately crafted coffin dates back more than 1,500 years. Researchers say it weighs around 1,650 pounds, "comparable to an adult male polar bear" Sonja Anderson Using Arctic ice core ...

Braving the same unpredictable Antarctic sea ice that doomed the ship 109 years ago, the 2022 team miraculously found the final missing piece of the legendary expedition.