Evidence indicates that early humans may have harnessed fire as far back as 1.8 million years ago — likely to keep predators at bay and to smoke meat in order to preserve it. Offering a rare glimpse ...

Did prehistoric humans know that smoking meat could preserve it and extend its shelf life? Researchers from the Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University ...

The mammoth, nicknamed "Yuka," was found entombed in Siberian ice near the shores of the Arctic Ocean and shows signs of having a run in with prehistoric humans. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

Traditional Chinese cured pork presented in a pile. - kungfu01/Shutterstock Imagine getting invited to a dinner party and finding out that the food being served is preserved meat? Sure, this doesn't ...

A new study has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare. The team compiled a new archive of preserved human brains, which highlighted ...

Along the coast near Formby, England, erosion is revealing something extraordinary: thousands of ancient footprints left by ...