We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour ...
A fossil jaw found in Ethiopia shows Paranthropus ranged far north, challenging long-held ideas about early human relatives and their diets.
At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...
Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social behavior.
Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be ...
It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...
What did early humans like to eat? The answer, according to a team of archaeologists in Argentina, is extinct megafauna, such as giant sloths and giant armadillos. In a study published in the journal ...
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