Three-million-year-old tools found in Kenya reveal early humans' ability to cut food, butcher meat, and adapt to new diets.
Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...
“Our research shows that the material properties of the stones – such as suitability, quality, and durability – were likely ...
The findings have cast doubt over the Paleo diet.A worldwide team of scientists have unearthed new information that suggests ...
An international study reveals how early humans, as far back as 1.5 million years ago, deliberately selected specific stones ...
Analysis of basalt tools from the Hula Valley shows that Stone Age humans gathered, extracted and crushed starches from ...
A study of prehistoric stone tools has suggested that a group of early humans ate a surprisingly diverse range of plant foods.
A recent study has uncovered striking parallels between how chimpanzees choose tools today and how early humans selected ...
In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable ...
Kenya’s Homa peninsula is home to several artifacts of early humanity, most notably the remains of Lucy, a being with mixed ...
A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.
New research reveals chimpanzees' thoughtful tool selection mirrors ancient human ancestors' behaviours, offering a glimpse into humanity's distant past and shared evolutionary roots in tool-making.