A groundbreaking study reveals a 140,000-year-old child skull found in Israel may represent the first identified hybrid ...

This evidence poses the question of why current human populations are predominantly descended from the latest “out of Africa” ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

Archaeologists have uncovered rare artifacts from the Paleolithic era at Ulukoy Cave in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province, revealing the earliest known evidence of human activity in northern ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants ...

Seven footprints believed to be about 115,000 years old have been found amid various prehistoric animal prints.

According to a new study published Wednesday in Nature, ancient Homo sapiens developed the flexibility to survive by finding food and other resources in a wide variety of difficult habitats before ...

A new digital reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman’s ribcage shows a number of “ambiguous” features that might have assisted him ...

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens repeatedly interbred, shared genes, and merged populations over the course of nearly 250,000 ...

Scientists from the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), collaborating with international experts and institutions, have ...

A uniquely preserved prehistoric mudhole could hold the oldest-ever human footprints on the Arabian Peninsula, scientists say ...

Iran’s latest addition to the UNESCO World Heritage list highlights a successful blend of archaeology and cultural diplomacy, ...