Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...

The 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey is often called the “zero point of history”, said The Archaeologist. But ...

A pioneering international genomics study has revealed that ancient Asians were responsible for the longest prehistoric migration in human history, spanning over 12,000 miles (20,000 kilometers) from ...

George McJunkin (1851–1922) was an African American cowboy, rancher and amateur archaeologist whose extraordinary discovery transformed the understanding of prehistoric human history in North America.

Archaic humans living in the Levant around 120,000 years ago were highly selective hunters who carefully targeted prime-aged female wild cattle, rather than engaging in the mass hunting events that ...

Archaeological research once again dispells the widespread belief that our Paleolithic ancestors were primarily meat-eaters, ...

New research shows early humans relied on many plant foods. They ground seeds, cooked roots, and used simple tools long ...

A monumental archaeological discovery in northern China is reshaping what we know about early human settlement and society.