Archaeologists have found some of the first tools used on Earth, dating back 3 million years. The discovery was made in Africa, which is called the ''cradle of humankind.'' ...

New research reveals chimpanzees' thoughtful tool selection mirrors ancient human ancestors' behaviours, offering a glimpse into humanity's distant past and shared evolutionary roots in tool-making.

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment.

Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus greatly exceeded the size of modern African elephants. Adults grew to around four meters tall at ...

Archaeologists found 115,000-year-old human footprints in Saudi Arabia, revealing insights into ancient migration and life before the Ice Age.

Homo floresiensis, a metre-tall ancient hominin, lived on the South Pacific island of Flores and hunted dwarf elephants until ...

In a recent paper published in the Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society, researchers suggest that prehistoric humans in the Levant did not create cave paintings because the primary subjects of ...

12, 2024 — A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak ... New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred With Modern Day Humans Nov.

Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A University of Hawaiʻi researcher may have identified a new human species, Homo ...

Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old ancestor of humans, had shorter legs and smaller calf muscles and Achilles tendons. She would ...

Research on ancient footprints in Kenya demonstrates coexistence of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei 1.5 million years ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...