Roughly 476,000 years ago, early human ancestors were already building wooden structures, far earlier than scientists thought ...

Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.

A 10,800-year-old burial in Patagonia sheds light on human settlement along the Atlantic coast, challenging long-held ...

Archaeology rarely changes overnight. Most discoveries are small. Incremental. Easy to overlook. But sometimes… everything shifts. In 2025, a series of discoveries began to challenge long-held ...

Archaeologists found 120,000-year-old human footprints in Saudi Arabia, revealing insights into ancient migration and life ...

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 ...

Learn how archaeologists are using ancient charcoal deposits to understand what life was like for ancient humans 800,000 ...

There was a moment in human history when our entire existence may have desperately clung to a thousand or more people.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners ...

A study reveals evidence of prehistoric surgery in Borneo, where a young adult survived a leg amputation about 31,000 years ...