Two sets of fossilized footprints from early human species were made within a few hours of each other about 1.5 million years ...

At least 65 non-federally recognized tribes in California cannot legally receive their ancestors' remains under a federal law ...

Through Indigenous weaving workshops and environmental science projects, the Smithsonian engages in co-learning projects to ...

Wanderlust and Nostalgia in the New Age’ displayed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ...

The land was the ancestral home site of a historic leader of the Pokanoket Tribe who died during King Philip’s War in 1676.

Tutankhamun was only 9 years old when he came to power as Pharaoh of Egypt in 1332 B.C., which is well within the age range ...

Morton’s collection of more than 1,000 craniums housed at the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Earlier this year, the museum and the university agreed to bury the ...

Human remains of a 12-year-old girl who was killed in a police bombing in Philadelphia nearly 40 years ago were discovered ...

The 375-acre Mount Hope property in Bristol is the site of the University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology collections, ...

Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

GoLocal's People on the Move is an update on new hires and promotions across southern New England. If your organization has ...

The Science Museum of Minnesota director took a close look at a projectile point found on a Cottonwood River sandbar this ...