The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...

For decades, scientists believed that early humans avoided rainforests, considering them too challenging for survival. Thick ...

A new genetic study suggests humans developed language at least 135,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...

The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain ...

Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut ...

Ancient DNA reveals that Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa, providing the earliest proof of prehistoric ...

New evidence from West Africa is reshaping our understanding of early human migration and adaptation, challenging long-held ...

Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans and determined that ... Dec. 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that the ...

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies ...