Archaeologists have long been intrigued by stone spheroids, peculiar artifacts scattered across archaeological sites ...

The journey of human ancestors from Africa to other parts of the world has long fascinated scientists. Recent evidence from ...

Research reveals new evidence of early hominin activity in Europe, suggesting that hominins were present on the continent far earlier than previously thought.

Around 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals living in what we now call France crafted tool handles using a special sticky substance ...

A detailed analysis of these remnants was used to recreate the climate and activity of a direct ancestor of modern humans, ...

Somehow, H. erectus was able to adjust to this new landscape. The early humans visited water holes that popped up after it ...

Learn more about how Homo erectus may have adapted to dryer, arid conditions before Homo sapiens.

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive in desert-like environments at least 1.2 million years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & ...

A long-standing question about when archaic members of the genus Homo adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests has been answered in a new research paper.