Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery off the coast of Java, Indonesia, uncovering fossilized remains of Homo ...

An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity's longest known prehistoric migration. These early humans, who roamed the earth over 100,000 years ago, are believed ...

However, a pair of fossilized skull fragments recently found off the Javanese coast are helping experts recontextualize the ...

The beginning of Homo sapiens belief in gods did not start with a sense of awe, as primitive human beings observed the sun and moon with a sense of wonder. That is too philosophical. More likely it ...

Most people have heard of at least one early species closely related to modern humans: the humble Neanderthal, a widespread ...

Fired by a political animus and what constitutes good science, the “Naledi Wars” show no immediate sign of abating.

Jackson Njau's fascination with human origins started as a curious teen growing up a few hours from one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Now a pioneering paleoanthropologist at ...

THE mystery of a robust ancient jawbone with large teeth and what species it belongs to has baffled scientists since it was dredged up in the 2000s. But in a new study, scientists say the bone may ...

In the animal kingdom, injuries are a fact of life. In fact, wounds are so common that most mammals evolved ways to close ...

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, ...

Mangar Bani in Haryana has revealed a major prehistoric site with artifacts from the Lower Palaeolithic period, possibly dating back 500,000 to 200,000 years.

Except Homo sapiens. We did just that, expanding into some of the coldest regions on Earth. New research into a 24,000-year-old site shows how technological innovations helped early humans keep ...