We know that the extinction of megafauna, in South America at least, was around 10,000 years ago. This is at least 17,000 years after the arrival of the humans who modified the giant ground sloth ...

Indeed, Hoyo Negro is proving to be one of the most important fossil sites in the world, offering a stunning window into an ancient and untamed past.

This is the way US history is typically taught in high schools and college survey courses, which usually present the country’s historical self-understanding and founding political identity in a rather ...

Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations ... “We showed this humongous migration history,” says Kim. Between 13,900 and 10,000 years ago, ...

AMERICA, AMÉRICA: A New History of the New World, by Greg Grandin Remember, if you will, Jan. 20, 2025 — a date that already feels like ancient history as the country enters its 12th week of ...