Genetic analysis of skeletons buried in a Neolithic proto-city in Turkey reveals that female lineages were important in early ...

The detailed reconstruction brings the prehistoric hunter-gatherer to life, revealing an intriguing set of features.

Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes ...

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers were likely skilled seafarers who could make long and challenging journeys. Stone tools, animal bones and other artifacts unearthed in Malta indicate that humans first ...

Stone age people had a problem with bed bugs Credit: Getty. The bugs’ numbers exploded when humans moved out of caves, making them the first household pests, researchers say.. In the study, DNA ...