The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

Excavations at the Delikli Cave in Türkiye revealed artifacts that connected human life from prehistoric settlements to the ...

Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show human traffic on the cusp of a subsequent ice age. Like carbon dating, scientists use isotopes and context clues to calculate the approximate age of fossils.

However, because infant specimens are extremely rare in the fossil record, scientists were until now unsure if these species-specific traits were present from birth. To find out, the study authors ...

New research reveals humans lived in prehistoric Iberia’s highlands during the Ice Age, overturning long-held assumptions.

OROZMANI, Georgia — Archaeologists in Georgia have unearthed a 1.8-million-year-old jawbone belonging to an early species of human that they say will shed light on some of the earliest prehistoric ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Stone Age settlement submerged around 8,500 years ago beneath the waters of the Bay of Aarhus, off Denmark’s coast. Dubbed the “Stone Age ...

A study of 780,000-year-old food remains has shed light on the diets of prehistoric human hunter-gatherers. The research has revealed that hominins—a group containing modern humans plus our closest ...

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

A recent excavation in Texas yielded some "colossal creatures," according to local officials – and archaeologists are hopeful more will be uncovered soon. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ...