The Clovis people were known to be cannibals and were tiny in stature - with some adults believed to be around 4ft 7ins tall.

A new drone survey has revealed that a 3000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains is almost “40 times larger” than previously thought, reshaping our understanding of Bronze Age settlements in ...

Painted dog penis bone, believed to be the first of its kind, is unearthed from limestone shaft in Surrey’s Ewell ...

Learn how these Neanderthal findings shaped what we know about Neanderthals and how our ancient human past is intertwined.

New research on mosasaurs, based on new technologies and fossil discoveries, sheds light on their evolution, feeding habits, ...

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An aerial view of one of the three shafts used by illegal miners in Stilfontein. Picture: Saps A letter sent from under the Stilfontein earth highlights the dire situation facing illegal miners ...

In a desperate attempt to survive, illegal miners in Stilfontein claim they have resorted to eating human flesh of those who died underground. Illegal miners in Stilfontein claim they’re resorting to ...

The surprising discovery of cannibalism in the Early Bronze Age comes from the re-examination of the remains of 37 men, women, and children that were found in pieces at the site of Charterhouse Warren ...

at the heart of each dish is pozole’s ancient history. "Pozole is a ceremonial dish,” Chef Vilchez said. The Aztecs prepared pozole from corn — which they considered sacred — and human flesh ...

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing statues of gods to sunlight so they could be "regenerated." When you ...

Karl Mischke … in discussing the origin of the Arabic numerals, points out that the Roman numerals from 1 to 10 originated from the primitive custom of reckoning on the fingers of the two hands ...