Fossils found in Georgia challenge existing theories of human origins, suggesting two early human species coexisted at the Dmanisi site.

The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyse the morphology of bones — which is crucial for ...

A newly examined Neanderthal skull, once thought to confirm cold-climate adaptations, has challenged a century-old assumption about their large noses. According to the findings, their nose structure ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyse the morphology of bones - which is crucial for ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for ...

As Neanderthals had dominated Europe for hundreds of thousands of years, the arrival of Homo sapiens 45,000 years ago marked the beginning of their sudden disappearance. The causes of this extinction ...

Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.

Seven 115,000-year-old human footprints have been discovered, preserved in an ancient lakebed in Saudi Arabia.

Fossilized human footprints in the Arabian Peninsula are forcing researchers to redraw the map of our species’ early journeys. Imprinted in what was once a lakeshore and is now desert, these tracks ...

R esearchers have found proof of human-made fire dating back 400,000 years—that's 350,000 years earlier than any previously ...

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