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Hidden inside a French cave, archaeologists discovered geometric engravings made 57,000 years ago—long before Homo sapiens ...

Homo sapiens has existed for at least 300,000 years, but its exact origin is still unknown. Some theories say that it evolved in East Africa about 50,000 years ago and expanded sou ...

Analysis - New genetic research is shedding light on some of the earliest chapters of our human history. In one of the largest studies of its kind, scientists analysed DNA from 28 individuals who ...

Extinct relatives of modern humans, like Neanderthals and Homo erectus, that lived in the Levant around 120,000 years ago, ...

A large ancient DNA study reveals that early humans in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation for at least 200,000 ...

New research reveals early humans ate processed plant foods, challenging long-held beliefs behind the Paleo Diet.

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

Long before Homo sapiens, Neanderthals constructed circular stone formations deep inside French caves. These 175,000-year-old ...

Neanderthals didn’t go extinct in a blaze of conflict—new research shows they may have quietly vanished through interbreeding ...

Belgian cave analysis shows Neanderthal cannibalism involving nonlocal women and children who were killed and eaten 45,000 ...

Forty-one millennia ago, deep inside a Belgian cave, Neanderthals left behind a disturbing legacy. Mixed in with the ...