Our very distant ancestors are often portrayed as nothing more than hunters - toughened survivors in a primitive and crude world. But the truth is far from this - they were skilled hunters, sure, but ...

The Anthropology Department at The Field Museum has traditionally focused primarily on Archaeology. As a result, research into human evolution (Biological Anthropology including Palaeoanthropology) ...

The cave itself is impressive, with corridors that are over 1000 meters (3280.84 ft.) long. It has a series of chambers and twisting passages, each one of them from two to six meters (6.56-19.69 ft.) ...

When our Magdalenian ancestors painted and etched the walls of caves in southern France and northern Spain, they were, the author proposes, making images that were essentially cinematic. Their ...

A 2023–2024 re-examination of a small stone palette from the open-air site of Mühlheim-Dietesheim, about 16 kilometers east of Frankfurt, revealed particles of azurite, the earliest confirmed blue ...

Microscopic image of nano-sized specks of blue residue. Credit: Izzy Wisher / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists in Germany have identified what they believe is Europe’s oldest blue paint, shedding new light on ...

Mushrooms can be a divisive food for some people, but our distant primate relatives would have a different opinion on the matter. Non-human primates are known for their love of fruit, leaves, and ...

About 60 meters above the valley of the Ach River, protected by two protruding rock walls, lies an entrance that transports ...

Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ancient humans, animals, and sustainability, and manages the Planet Earth column of the print issue. View Full ...