How did early human ancestors obtain their food? It may sound like a trivial question, but it has significant implications ...
A study from U.S. and Chinese researchers suggests Neanderthals and early modern humans probably had similar cognitive ...
An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...
Archaeologists analyzed a Neanderthal molar that seems like it was intentionally drilled, but some experts are skeptical ...
When people imagine the earliest human tools, they usually picture weapons. Stone handaxes, sharpened spears and heavy clubs ...
New research uncovers groundbreaking evidence showing that early humans were not only scavengers but also active hunters and ...
An analysis of ancient human artefacts finds that the container, a simple but critical tool, may have originated 500,000 ...
A new study uncovers the oldest confirmed human settlement in northern Sri Lanka, challenging previous assumptions about the ...
Newly discovered fossils in Ethiopia show that Homo coexisted with Australopithecus 2.6 million years ago, rewriting the timeline of human evolution. Far from a straight line, early human history was ...