Study finds plant poison was used on ancient arrows, pointing to sophisticated hunting methods used 60,000 years ago ...

Chemical traces on 60,000-year-old stone arrowheads from South Africa suggest ancient hunters used plant poison.

To support their findings, the researchers also analysed arrows collected in the 1770s by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter ...

New research suggests that early humans may have butchered elephants as far back as 1.8 million years ago, reshaping our ...

Archaeologists are moving away from the idea of a "linear progression" of weapons, suggesting early humans were versatile ...

Hidden for thousands of years among the rocky outcrops near Palwancha in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district, a newly ...

In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...

FORT HALL, Idaho — A debut book by Idaho native Cleve Davis is reigniting discussion about the history, cultural meaning and legal battles surrounding Indian hunting rights — topics that wildlife and ...

At a site in Kenya, archaeologists recently unearthed layer upon layer of stone stools from deposits that span 300,000 years, and include a period of intense environmental upheaval. The oldest tools ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring wildfires, droughts, and dramatic environmental shifts. A study published in Nature ...

A new analysis of stone tools offers strong evidence for the theory that ancient people from the Pacific Rim traveled a coastal route from East Asia during the last ice age to become North America's ...