Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, according to ...

During a remarkably warm period 400,000 years ago, early humans living near what is now Rome regularly butchered massive straight-tusked elephants, using both their meat and bones as vital resources ...

An ancient skull unearthed in China may push back the origins of our species by half a million years, challenging long-held beliefs about when—and with whom—early humans roamed the Earth, reports the ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks” ...

Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth University Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long ...

Origins" is airing the premiere of its second season on Monday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free ...

Archaeologists in south-east Turkey have made an extraordinary find—a prehistoric stone face that might turn everything we ...

Archaeologists have learned about the lives of the world’s earliest farmers, how they traveled, and socialized in Neolithic ...

Recent advances in ancient DNA analysis have sparked intriguing discussions about the possibility of non-human entities once ruling the Earth. While such claims challenge the boundaries of ...

A mitochondrial DNA study points to at least two waves of migration linking the Americas, China, and Japan- one during the ...

The ancient site of Karnak is one of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt. Situated just a short distance from the ...

(CNN) — Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same ...