Long before romance, ceremonies, or social media narratives, Neanderthal relationships were shaped almost entirely by environmental pressure and survival necessity. Archaeological evidence suggests ...

Along the southwestern coast of Portugal, fossilized footprints preserved in ancient dunes provide a rare glimpse into ...

Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...

A team of scientists led by the British Museum have unearthed the earliest known evidence of fire making, dating back over 400,000 years, in a field in Suffolk.

Sites in Africa suggest humans used natural fire over a million years ago, but the discovery at the Palaeolithic site in Barnham evidences the creation and control of fire, which carries huge ...

A Raceland man was killed in a hunting accident Nov. 29, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Garret Verdun, 45, died when a rifle accidently discharged and struck him in the head ...

A Raceland man who was killed in a hunting accident over the weekend was shot as he was passing a rifle to a friend, investigators with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Monday.

Anthropologists have spent centuries piecing together the story of human history. For every fascinating detail they unearth, there are others that are rather, uh, unsavory. A new analysis of human ...

The Altamura Man was discovered in a cave in southern Italy in 1993. K.A.R.S.T. PRIN Project Neanderthals had a distinctive appearance. Before they died out roughly 40,000 years ago, Homo sapiens’ ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Neanderthals have received a necessary historical revision over the ...

When writer Jean M. Auel first published her now bestselling novel, “The Clan of the Cave Bear,” back in 1980, she made what seemed a questionable conceit at the center of her story: that our distant ...

OAKFIELD – A 24-year-old Lomira man has died from what authorities believe was an unintended discharge of his firearm on the first day of gun deer hunting season Nov. 22. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s ...