When a team of archaeologists followed an ancient trail marked by stone cairns to the top of a mountain in Norway, they weren ...

Norway is at the forefront of this emerging field of research, called glacial archaeology. With about 4,500 artifacts ...

Objects that ancient travelers left behind were frozen in the ice for centuries ... the glaciers because reindeer hunting was "almost like an industry" in the Iron Age and medieval era ...

The Lendbreen ice patch, a key travel route ... most frequently discovered artifacts, as reindeer hunting was a major industry during the Iron Age and medieval period. However, some arrowheads ...

This year, the Iditarod saw both a historic anniversary and the marked impact of climate change. Writer Lale Arikoglu follows the historic 1,000 mile sled dog race to understand why it still captures ...

The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...

Vladimir Melnikov/Shutterstock.com Reindeer evolved during the last ice age to withstand temperatures as low as minus 94°F (minus 70° C). Yes, you read that right. This is an amazing feat, ...

Post-ice age, the massive ground sloth died ... grew thicker fur and longer tusks to help them survive in the harsh climate. Others, like reindeer, developed the ability to live on a lichen diet, ...

Like the cave bear, this specimen was found accidentally by reindeer herders. But perhaps even more startling was the discovery of an Ice Age wolf-dog puppy hybrid, which had the remains of a rare ...

This is accompanied by several other anatomical changes, including the growth of a white winter coat, harder hooves to break through the ice and forage ... support them. Reindeer will grow their ...