Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...

Recent archaeological discoveries have shed light on how ancient humans survived a massive climate crisis triggered by a catastrophic volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago. By studying volcanic glass, ...

A new study of ancient dog DNA shows that people and dogs traveled together across Eurasia for at least 10,000 years.

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

Researchers in China have confirmed the horrifying truth at last: Ancient man was pitted against ancient panda in a brutal battle for survival. It’s surprising that mankind managed to avoid extinction ...

About 1,000 years ago, Mesoamerican hunter-gatherers wrapped the body of a young man in a bundle, first with a cotton cloth, then with a maguey mat - a thick textile woven from fibers of agave. The ...

Or did a big cat at the top of the food chain kill these early humans? My colleagues and I set out to address the question of which predators were getting their teeth on H. habilis and presumably ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and Siberia.

Discovered: Fashion accessory trends date back 75,000 years; how we zone out at parties; the oldest human ancestor turned 338,000 years old; the Higgs Boson — or nearly so. Human ancestors ...