Scientists working in Ethiopia's Afar Region have made discoveries that rewrite our understanding of early human history. For ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

Over time, as the availability of large game declined, humans had to adapt to hunting smaller animals and using fire more consistently. A groundbreaking study by researchers at Tel Aviv University ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images Scientists have long agreed that early ...

A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest ...

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 new study sheds light on how prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations in Europe coped with climate changes over 12,000 years ago. Led by scientists from the University of Cologne, a team of 25 ...

Humans once had a way smaller footprint. "Homo Sapiens, modern humans, evolved in Africa," says Arev Sümer, a paleogenetics PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

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 ...