A terracotta figurine in the form of a pig was made in Egypt around 3000 b.c., during the Early Dynastic period. Pork accounts for more than a third of the world’s meat, making pigs among the ...

Archaeology is the study of the artefacts and other physical evidence left by past societies of humans and closely related species. It uses scientific analysis of field samples to inform ...

Researchers have found that a boat-shaped mound — long believed by the faithful to be Noah’s Ark — was most likely submerged under water during a devastating flood some 5000 years ago, The ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...

These depict humans, animals, and abstract designs. For more on the archaeology of Southeast Asia, go to "Java's Megalithic Mountain." ...

ANTLERS, Okla. (KXII) - A fatal crash happened in Choctaw County about 7 miles south of Antlers Sunday afternoon. Opal Lane, 65, was traveling North on US-271 when she tried to make a U-turn.

Around 2:12 on US-271 near the intersection of E 1990 Road, a car driven by Opal Lane from Soper attempted to make a U-turn from northbound to southbound; a second car driving behind Lane by Sarah ...

CHOCTAW COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) - A crash in Choctaw County kills one woman Sunday afternoon. Around 2:12 on US-271 near the intersection of E 1990 Road, a car driven by Opal Lane from Soper ...

The first people to combine Appalachian nature and spiritual ritual were the Cherokee and Choctaw. European settlers didn’t flood the early American colonies until the eighteenth century ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss ...