Human Origins
Humans Evolved 100,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought—But Mysteries Remain
Moroccan fossil discovery alters the accepted narrative of when humans evolved and how they spread through Africa
The Science Behind the Discovery of the Oldest Homo Sapien
We need both genetics and anthropology to solve the mysteries of human origins, says a researcher on the team
Domestic Rice Was Grown in China 9,400 Years Ago
A new study offers evidence that prehistoric villages in the area of Shangshan were growing half-domesticated rice
Controversial Study Claims Apes and Human Ancestors Split in Southern Europe
Researchers believe these 7.2-million-year-old teeth have a lot to say about human evolution
Ancient Human Cousin May Have Lived Alongside Early Homo Sapiens
<i>Homo naledi</i> may have been much younger—and more advanced—than previously thought
Project Is Making 3D Scans of Ancient Handprints
The Handpas Project is looking to unlock who made the prehistoric art and why
Scientists Extract DNA From Ancient Humans Out of Cave Dirt
The new technique promises to transform the study of the hominid family tree
Remarkable New Evidence for Human Activity in North America 130,000 Years Ago
Researchers say prehistoric mastodon bones bear human-made markings
The "Hobbits" Could Be Much Older Than Once Thought
The Flores hobbits' ancestor may have ventured out of Africa much earlier than previously thought
Europe's Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets
High-tech tools divulge new information about the mysterious and violent fates met by these corpses
Researchers Work to Take the Bias Out Of Facial Reconstruction
Instead of relying on European-centric data sets, researchers used a global database to help image a 13,600-year-old woman from Thailand
13,000-Year-Old Fillings Were “Drilled” With Stone and Packed With Tar
You can't handle the tooth
New Study Fleshes Out the Nutritional Value of Human Meat
The caloric value of the human body is surprisingly low compared to other prehistoric food options
Artifacts Found in Indonesian Cave Show Complexities of Ice Age Culture
Pendants and buttons as well as carvings suggest the inhabitants of Wallacea were as advanced as Europeans during the Ice Age
Scientists Delve Into Neanderthal Dental Plaque to Understand How They Lived and Ate
The plaque that coated Neanderthal teeth is shedding new light on how our ancestors ate, self-medicated and interacted with humans
Prehistoric Pointillism? Long Before Seurat, Ancient Artists Chiseled Mammoths Out of Dots
Newly discovered 38,000-year-old cave art predates the French post-Impressionist art form
Bag-Like, Big-Mouthed Sea Creature Could Be Earliest Human Ancestor
This minute wriggly sea blob could represent some of the earliest steps along the path of evolution
Dig This: Researchers Found a 38,000-Year-Old Engraving in France
Excavated from a rock shelter, the image of an aurochs covered in dots was made by the Aurignacians, the earliest group of modern humans in Europe
Humans May Have Arrived in North America 10,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought
A 24,000-year-old horse jawbone is helping rewrite our understanding of human habitation on the continent
Human-Pig Chimeras Created for the First Time
The hybrid embryos are the first step in interspecies organ transplants
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