A scan of a fossil jaw has revealed evidence of what may have been a violent attack 100,000 years ago. Researchers studying ...

Evidence from Grotte Mandrin in southern France suggests Homo sapiens entered Europe earlier than the old 45,000-year timeline. A layer of finely made small flint points and Homo sapiens remains was ...

The spread of modern humans out of Africa has caused a sixth mass extinction, a greater than 40,000-year event extending from the disappearance of Ice Age mammals to the destruction of rainforests by ...

Man from 100,000 years ago may be earliest victim of stabbing in face - Man likely survived stabbing and healed for a period ...

The announcement of a new hominid species Homo longi, possibly a parallel and contemporaneous species of Homo sapiens, has made the story of human evolution even more complex. The lead scientists were ...

Archaeologists from Europe and Africa have uncovered the oldest wood structure ever discovered, dating back almost half a million years — meaning an unknown species of hominins, predating us homo ...

A new species of ancient human dubbed Homo longi, or "Dragon Man," could potentially change the way we understand human evolution, scientists said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

The fact that Neanderthals were able to make a fire and use it, among other things, for cooking, demonstrates their intelligence. "This confirms our observations and theories from previous studies," ...

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