The discovery of a new fossil has once again turned our understanding of human evolution on its head. This monumental find suggests that hominins may have ventured out of Africa much earlier than ...

On the slopes of Mount Carmel in northern Israel, a small skull has changed the story of human history. Buried in Skhul Cave roughly 140,000 years ago, the remains of a five-year-old child show that ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient human genomes from southernmost Africa, shedding new light on early human history in a region known for its rich archaeological past. The DNA of 13 individuals ...

Though it was underwater just 12,000 years ago, White Sands National Park — now an arid desert landscape — abounds with remnants of ancient human history. White Sands Missile Range, a Department of ...

Archaeologists discovered three artifacts from different time periods, which may rewrite the timeline of the Bronze Age.

The world’s first vehicles were used some 20,000 years ago, scientists now suggest after drag marks were discovered beside human footprints in New Mexico. The prehistoric markings were found in White ...

The human bones found in the Thames are concentrated at the end of the prehistoric period, suggesting that they are ritual ...

Victoria Gibbon receives funding from the South African National Research Foundation. Stephan Schiffels receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC). Joscha Gretzinger does not work for, ...

The discovery of yet another shark species continues the archaeological breakthroughs at Mammoth Cave National Park, which has a pretty fascinating human history, too. A seafloor covered much of ...

Read about the volcano that some believe almost wiped humans off the planet Donald R. Prothero Our story begins on a very bad day about 74,000 years ago. The planet was starting to move out of one of ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the Neanderthals and Denisovans that our ancestors met ...