Paleontologists in South Africa said they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behavior.

The enduring idea that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is a relatively baseless assumption that is facing greater academic resistance than ever before.

Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California suggest that sabertooth cats and other large North American mammals disappeared as a result of wildfires spurred by human activity.

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China, Egypt, or Mesopotamia – the title for the longest-lasting civilization is difficult to judge, but here are some of the contenders.

The Sacred City presents compelling evidence that suggests the holy city of Mecca is in the wrong location and that the worlds 1.6 billion Muslims are praying in the direction of the wrong city. Compiling evidence from both historic sources and new technologies point to the correct location in this seismic, revelatory new film.

Hunter-gatherer roles in human society are not nearly as gendered as anthropologists and archaeologists have traditionally believed, with narratives of 'man the hunter' and 'woman the gatherer' crumbling in the face of new evidence.

The art was created long before modern humans inhabited France's Loire Valley

Behaviour predates humans by tens of millions of years but evolutionary purpose is less clear, scientists say

“In the earliest texts in the Sumerian language, kissing was described in relation to erotic acts,” according to researchers.

There is little doubt that many ancient civilizations had good navigational and sailing skills given the long history of the sea. Ancient civilizations built several maritime routes and traded goods like spices, gold, silk, and many other commodities after realizing the benefits of trade. There is a

We humans may no longer have tails, but perhaps we have more in common with our smaller primate relatives than we thought.

Archaeologists have revealed a group of structures discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, believed to have been part of a housing complex inhabited by the elite of the sacred city founded in the 5th Century AD.

Archaeology and genetics can’t yet agree on when humans first arrived in the Americas. That’s good science and here’s why

The Neolithic panel indicates a shift from hunting-and-gathering to an agrarian farming society among the Turkish region.

Humanity carries traces of other populations in our DNA – and a new study shows how one of these ancestors has influenced the immune systems of modern Papuans.

Charcoal and burned bones offer intriguing — if controversial — clues that the species Homo naledi made hearths to light its way and cook in dark caves.

Recent research claimed that preserved footprints were from the last ice age. Now, a new study disputes the evidence of such an early age.

Zinc in their bones reveal that these early humans were top of the food chain.

Two scientists explain how analyses of oxygen isotopes from ancient ape teeth could lead to new insights on early human evolution.