Modern human beings are the ultimate apex species, exerting dominance over our environment in a way that no other animal ever ...

Stone tools discovered decades ago in a Polish cave have been reexamined using modern methods, revealing an age far older ...

Footprints belonging to Homo heidelbergensis adults and children suggest that these human relatives foraged and played on the shores of a lake where prehistoric beasts gathered to drink. When you ...

The history of anthropology is littered with many now-defunct hominid species that no longer have a place on the human family tree Erin Wayman The Smithsonian Institution’s Human Origins Initiative ...

These files consist of 3D scans of historical objects in the collections of the Smithsonian and may be downloaded by you only for non-commercial, educational, and ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

How did Homo sapiens come to rule the planet? It’s a question that many archaeologists have struggled to precisely answer, but new research offers fresh support to a longstanding theory: Ancient ...

Joshua Allan Lindal receives funding from NSERC. Mirjana Roksandic receives funding from NSERC. She is affiliated with the University of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba, Canada and the DFG Center for ...

These files consist of 3D scans of historical objects in the collections of the Smithsonian and may be downloaded by you only for non-commercial, educational, and ...