Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal advanced stone tools, including the earliest ...

A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

Discovery of complex pre-historic tools in China suggests our ancestors were far more advanced than thought - Find suggests ...

Used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, the earliest known hand-held wooden tools have been uncovered by ...

Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human evolution.

At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

Long before humans became master hunters, our ancestors were already thriving by making the most of what nature left behind. New research suggests that scavenging animal carcasses wasn’t a desperate ...

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

In the technical description, the authors emphasize that the skeleton includes clavicle and shoulder-blade fragments, both upper arms, both forearms, plus part of the sacrum and hip bones - rare ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

Old beliefs about early human behavior in East Asia are being challenged by the discovery of a richly-layered archaeological ...