Infants buried at the Ullastret site in Catalonia died from natural causes, overturning previous theories of infanticide and sacrificial practices, according to a new study conducted by researchers ...

Our ancient ancestors have done some interesting things to human bones over the years, but one example from the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula is a real puzzle.

In one ancient culture, skulls were severed and then had iron spikes driven through them. However, archaeologists are still studying the reason.

Archaeologists in Spain keep uncovering severed skulls at ancient Iron Age sites, some impaled with iron nails. The discovery challenges what historians thought they knew about these gruesome remains.

This ancient period of deep freeze, known as the Neoproterozoic Era, or “Snowball Earth,” lasted from about 1 billion to 543 million years ago. During that time, landmasses consolidated into a ...

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