A sweeping new archaeological discovery could fundamentally reshape what we know about early human intelligence and cultural ...

A cave in Israel reveals traces of coexistence between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens that differs ... Its use, attested in several prehistoric sites, includes body decoration, cave paintings, and ...

“If we look specifically at head hair, we can see that it is styled,” Berman wrote. “The most famous Venus figurine, the ...

Scientists say tailored clothes, ochre-based sunscreen, and cave shelter helped Homo sapiens survive a magnetic shift 41,000 ...

Earth's Northern Lights typically dance near the poles, but 41,000 years ago, they lit up skies over North Africa and ...

The findings lend support to theories that differences between Neanderthals and early modern humans were a matter of degree rather than kind, challenging long-held assumptions about a cognitive gap ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...

Archaeologists show some of the first people to settle the ancient continent of Sahul arrived on the shores of present-day ...

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.