Ancient humans

Prehistoric Africa served as a gruesome theater of survival for early humans, challenging their very existence.

One of Europe’s earliest known humans had a close Neanderthal ancestor: perhaps as close as a great-great-grandparent. The finding, announced on May 8 at

A new analysis of two 7.2 million-year-old fossils belonging to a hominin species nicknamed “El Graeco” from Mediterranean Europe, suggests that mankind emerged in Europe and not in Africa. The new study could reshape history, since it openly challenges the “out of Africa theory.”

Introduction: The Paleolithic period, also known as the Old Stone Age, was the earliest and longest period of human history, lasting from about 2.6 million years ago until approximately 10,000 BCE. During this time, humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies and relied on stone tools for survival. This era is marked by significant developments in human

Humans have many half-Neanderthal, half-human ancestors. But none of those ancestors passed us Neanderthal Y-chromosomes. Now scientists think they know why.

Icy landscapes, extinct species, and fierce neanderthals fighting for survival. Discover 20 ancient history fiction books like The Clan of the Cave.

An Australian scientist is at the centre of a Stone Age mystery.

A bone fragment reveals that a girl born 90,000 years ago was the offspring of two different human species.

The results of a five-year study will show that modern man walked the planet much earlier than was believed and Neanderthals died out much sooner than was estimated.