A mitochondrial DNA study points to at least two waves of migration linking the Americas, China, and Japan- one during the ...

An analysis of bones from ancient people who once lived in Colombia has discovered DNA that does not directly connect them to ...

These eight discoveries about Native Americans have changed the way archaeologists and historians understand the history of the U.S.

That realization provided her with a strong focus and motivation when she arrived at UC Santa Cruz in 2005, where she pursued a Ph.D. with James Clifford and Donna Haraway, both distinguished ...

The Iowa and Sac & Fox Mission Museum in Highland, Kansas, is hosting a special exhibit from the Smithsonian called ...

Members of New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo Tribal Nation have long told stories about having descended from ancient North American ancestors. Genetic evidence now backs up what Picuris people — but not ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Nestled at the foot of the Catoctin Mountain of the Appalachian Mountain Range are the remains of the Catoctin Furnace, once the heart of a lively iron forging village. Speckled with trees, woodland ...

NEW YORK — The DNA of a baby boy buried in Montana 12,600 years ago has been recovered, and it provides new indications of the ancient roots of today's American Indians and other native peoples of the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sean Decatur, president of the American Museum of Natural History, about why some Native American exhibits are closing under a law requiring consent from Native tribes.