Human Origins
DNA Analysis Reveals What Ötzi the Iceman Wore to His Grave
He rocked surprisingly complex fashion for the Copper Age
First Humans Entered the Americas Along the Coast, Not Through the Ice
Evidence mounts against the traditional story of early human migration through an ice corridor
Ancient Hominids Used These 250,000-Year-Old Tools for Butchery
Traces of blood on the prehistoric tools, suggest our ancestors had a much more varied diet than once thought
One of the Earliest Images of Skiing Was Destroyed by Youths Trying to “Improve It”
The petroglyph was made 5,000 years ago
Behold LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor of Life on Earth
New discoveries suggest life likely descends from the inhospitable environment of deep sea vents
The “Hobbit” Lineage May Be Much Older Than Previously Thought
A new find hints that the short-statured hominins could have been living in Indonesia over a half a million years earlier than previous estimates
Bison Fossils Offer Clues to Track Human Migration Into the Americas
DNA analysis of bison fossils show that people likely migrated down the Pacific coast and not through the Rocky Mountains
Did Neanderthals Die Out Because of the Paleo Diet?
A new theory links their fate to a meat-heavy regimen
50,000-Year-Old Axe Shows Australians Were at The Cutting Edge of Technology
A polished stone chip is the earliest-known example of a ground-edge axe yet
New Timeline Zeros in on the Creation of the Chauvet Cave Paintings
Radiocarbon dates help reconstruct the cave's long history
Human Diseases May Have Doomed the Neanderthals
Stomach ulcers, herpes, ringworm and other tropical diseases may have all contributed to the Neanderthal demise
Humans and Neanderthals May Have Had Trouble Making Male Babies
The Neanderthal Y chromosome hasn't persisted in modern humans
Human Sacrifices May Lie Behind the Rise of Ancient Social Status
Dark practices may have helped the elite keep the lower classes in line, a new study hints
Top 7 Human Evolution Discoveries From South Africa
The search for humans' most ancient ancestors began in South Africa, where some of paleoanthropology's most iconic fossils have been found
Animal Insight
Recent studies illustrate which traits humans and apes have in common—and which they don't
Wild Things: Life As We Know It
Human behavior, primate intelligence, meal planning, tree-dwelling orchids and detangling history
The Seeds of Civilization
Why did humans first turn from nomadic wandering to villages and togetherness? The answer may lie in a 9,500-year-old settlement in central Turkey
Smithsonian Perspectives
In the Smithsonian's long history of studying cultures, we've learned to help people represent themselves
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