The Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in the east of Oregon may be the oldest discovered human settlement in Norrth America, but could ...

Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the Neanderthal brain.

Using 3D technology and other methods, the team identified Sahelanthropus’s femoral tubercle, which is the point of ...

​​Rivers may seem as old as the hills, but they have life cycles just like other natural features do. Many grow and make ...

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 ...

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

The 9,500-year-old remains of a woman in Malawi have set a new record, marking Africa's oldest evidence of intentional ...

Some trees don’t just survive centuries, they survive civilisations. And for that reason and more, they are rightfully called iconic and historic. These ancient beings have stood through geological ...

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On ...

A team of scholars identified the oldest intentional human cremation, dramatically expanding what archaeologists know about early hunter-gatherer practices.

Archaeologists in Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar have been delving into the past to uncover some fascinating finds and they ...