Students at Ramapo College played a crucial role in identifying bones that were found on New Jersey's beaches as those of ...

Research finds evidence of bacterial infections causing the disease centuries before colonization. Leprosy already existed in ...

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle lies the remains of an ancient city forgotten about for nearly 3,000 years, experts reveal.

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, ...

The largest study of ancient and modern samples reveals a variant of the disease that evolved over millennia on the continent ...

Tourists exploring the South Carolina coast uncovered human remains that authorities believe may be linked to a centuries-old ...

The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Maya city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists reveal that a recently identified second ...