In ceremonious practices across all kinds of cultures, music plays a pivotal role. As well as keeping rhythm and thus inspiring unity, it can facilitate the communication of emotions, belief... Read more
The biggest history news stories of the last seven days, including the discovery of a previously unknown tribe of Native Americas that has the potential to rewrite the history of North Ameri... Read more
Humans crossed the Bering Strait into North America 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to research recently published in the open access journal PLOS ONE. Until now, the... Read more
A team of archaeologists have utilized satellite imagery to reveal a site in North America that could bear evidence of Viking habitation – the first of its kind to be discovered in more than... Read more
DNA analysis of two sets of remains discovered in Alaska has suggested that the first inhabitants of the North American continent came from Asia and for a while lived in Beringia, the landma... Read more
The dog family as a separate group of species is widely believed to have originated in North America, since the oldest known dog-like fossil, around 40 million years old, was found in Texas.... Read more
Cities and human lives have long been linked with water. Rivers provide water, a means of sustenance and access to other communities. Civilisations around the world have underpinned their ex... Read more
An unusual Native American item has been found in Ohio. During some utility maintenance, a work crew unearthed a surprising find: a Native American pendant dating to the fifth century CE. Th... Read more
In times of trouble, we ask our nearest and dearest for support. New research suggests that social networks have been used in this way for much longer than we might think. Researchers from t... Read more
Although little is known about the Native Americans who lived in the East St. Louis area, a team of archaeologists who worked on a dig to clear land for the Stan Musical Veterans Memorial Br... Read more