Scientists used to believe early humans largely stayed away from Africa's dense tropical rainforests. However, a new ...
An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...
When imagining our early human ancestors in prehistoric Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago, one might envision ...
Tiny crystals hidden inside an ancient bone forced scientists to redraw the timeline of a famous Homo juluensis tool site.
Did prehistoric humans know that smoking meat could preserve it and extend its shelf life? Researchers from the Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University ...
Around 2.3 million years ago, ancient human species such as Homo rudolfensis and Homo erectus suddenly changed their diets. Using their large brains, these extinct hominins manufactured digging tools ...
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 ...
Ancient footprints are emerging from the sands of Formby Beach in England. These tracks reveal humans and animals like wolves ...
A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological record – though scientists are still in debate about why ...
The discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa. By Carl Zimmer For generations, scientists looked to the East African savanna as the birthplace of ...
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