People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

Did the early Australians really tread the continent 65,000 years ago, or does their genetic history tell a different story? The intersection of ancient DNA and archaeology is reshaping this ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

The teeth from a Neanderthal nicknamed Thorin were found in a cave in France. He lived about 40,000 to 45,000 years ago in an isolated community of the now extinct hominins.

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.

Their simulations mapped out possible routes Neanderthals could have followed to reach Asia, and suggest that by traveling ...