But for earlier humans, meat consumption appeared to be a critical, yet somewhat poorly understood, contributor to ...
Long before swords, bows, or metal armor, early humans were already mastering deadly technology. Armed with carefully crafted hand axes, hafted spears over two meters long, and coordinated hunting ...
Finds at sites in Spain and France suggest that Neandertals used the teeth of ancient rhinos for heavy-duty fabrication.
An analysis of 150 artefacts from a site in Wales shows that the ancient practice of making tools out of bone persisted even ...
A rare fossil discovery in Ethiopia has pushed the known range of Paranthropus hundreds of miles farther north than ever before. The 2.6-million-year-old jaw suggests this ancient relative of humans ...
Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...