Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

Beyond mere biological evolution, the story of our species is filled with cultural and technological revolutions that have ...

The Levant, encompassing modern-day Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian territories, was a cultural crossroads during the Middle Paleolithic period. Both groups of hominins arrived at similar ...

Recent research challenges the theory that long childhood in humans is due to large brain sizes. Instead, analysis of early ...

We break down some common myths about our early human ancestors—and what makes our species, ‘Homo sapiens,’ so different from ...

Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth.

Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

The two species began burying their dead at roughly the same time and place. Now some archaeologists think competition may ...

Environmental change may have been a key influence in this evolution of early Homo sapiens in the region of the Olorgesailie dig site. Early humans were in the area for about 700,000 years ...