A new study of ancient DNA from 46 individuals buried across thousands of years in Argentina’s Uspallata Valley has found ...

A farmer paddles to his fields on an artificial island among canals, part of an ancient Aztec system known as chinampas, in 2021. AP Photo /Marco Ugarte In dozens of archaeological discoveries around ...

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have ...

A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study has unveiled the dramatic 2,000-year history of a population living at the southern edge of the ancient Andean farming frontier. By analyzing ancient DNA from ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, applies biochar to his soil beds late last month at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering. BioChar, an organic waste material that ...

Roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started shifting from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to building large agricultural settlements, marking one of the greatest transformations in human history. This ...

A rebuilt historic river village and mysterious ancient petroglyphs are among the features at this scenic Nebraska state park ...

A new study reveals that farming in Argentina’s Uspallata Valley was adopted by local hunter-gatherers rather than introduced ...

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Learn more about how some hunter-gatherers in the Southern Andes adopted maize farming.

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...