The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...

While the Middle Paleolithic period is viewed as a dynamic time in European and African history, it is commonly considered a ...

While the Middle Paleolithic period is viewed as a dynamic time in European and African ... in East Asia? Researchers will work to determine whether there is a direct connection -- people moving ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

Recent tour by Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble is part of wider efforts by city to forge cultural ties overseas Young ...

Imagine stepping onto a land that’s been a relic of a world long past. Madagascar, often hailed as the world’s oldest island, ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the driest and most barren regions on Earth, extending across much of North Africa. It spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area roughly the size of China or ...

Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine ...

The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago ... Some studies proposed that North African communities actively resisted agriculture, except perhaps in the Nile Delta ...

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic.