Grease is the word – at least, it was for Neanderthals living in what is now Germany some 125,000 years ago. New research ...

The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

More than 400,000 years ago—long before the rise of the first agricultural civilizations or even the arrival of Homo sapiens ...

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Germany has revealed a surprising aspect of Neanderthal life—one that showcases their ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

The predecessors of the Neanderthals likely split from the ancestors of modern humans at least 500,000 years ago, and spread out across Europe and into southwest and central Asia. The new study ...

WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age ...

This study took a different approach by looking at the trait of flexibility itself. The scientists assembled a database of archaeological sites showing human presence across Africa from 120,000 to ...