The discovery of the oldest known wooden structure at Kalambo Falls in Zambia has flung open the door into a new chapter of early hominid adaptation to the environment.

While early human ancestors started making stone tools at least 2.6 million years ago, bone tools took much longer to appear.

Change in landscape for early hominids may have led to the development of speech, new study finds A turning point in language development occurred in the Miocene Era.

Males of this ancient human cousin weren’t always bigger than females Proteins from a collection of fossils hint at sex and genetic differences in P. robustus ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.

Resolving a long-standing mystery in human evolution, new research indicates that early hominids developed finger dexterity and tool use ability before the development of bipedal locomotion.

Hominids used stone tool kits to butcher animals earlier than once thought The makers of these versatile implements, which enabled a well-rounded diet, remain a mystery ...

If early hominids had used tools on these bones, it would represent an important milestone in the development of their intelligence. (It would also suggest cannibalism, as some of the bones were ...

Last Supper Of The Hominids Establishes Times They Lived At Sites Date: July 15, 2009 Source: FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Summary: In the French cave of Arago, scientists ...

Because so many skeletons were found at the site, researchers suggest early hominids—probably Neanderthals —were able to develop a diversity of tool types and techniques for their needs.