The fat stored in Elephant bones, which is rich in essential nutrients, is thought to have played a role in supporting the ...

Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago.

Clay ornaments created 15,000 years ago show that symbolic expression began before agriculture. Evidence suggests both children and adults participated, highlighting early social and cultural ...

Monte Verde, long treated as one of the earliest human camps in South America, is suddenly at the center of a sharp scientific split over the timeline. A new study in Science argues that the famed ...

Paradigm-shattering discovery reveals that the relationship between early humans and Neanderthals was more complex than ...

Learn how archaeologists exploring Wogan Cavern uncovered a once-in-a-lifetime find beneath a Welsh castle, revealing Ice Age ...

Early humans crossed Philippine seas 40,000 years ago, building coastal networks, fishing offshore, and developing maritime ...

Scientists examining traces left behind by early humans continue to find evidence that refuses to stay neatly in place. New laboratory work on ancient hunting tools points to decisions made far ...

Scientists reconstructed the face of a prehistoric human using a 16,000-year-old skull in southern China offering clues about early human life ...

Until now, it had been largely assumed that these hunter-gatherer groups killed their prey with darts launched by spear-throwers, but new ballistic experiments indicate that bows and arrows may ...

A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...