Archaeologists recently uncovered evidence pointing toward the fate of the Roanoke Colony, whose residents disappeared between 1587 and 1590 in North Carolina.

Jamestown was a place of interaction between European colonists and the Indigenous communities [living in the region]," Thomas said. "It is likely that these dogs accompanied Indigenous people ...

Known as "Xach'itee'aanenh T'eede Gaay", or sunrise girl-child, by the local indigenous people, the remains of the Ancient Beringian girl provided Professor Willerslev and his colleagues extensive ...

On the eve of the Revolutionary War, there were more than 400,000 people of African descent in the 13 Colonies, accounting for approximately one-fifth of the nonindigenous population. The vast ...

The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist’s search for their descendants turned up surprising results Robert M. Poole - Contributing editor ...