Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.

But a novel technique is allowing us to peer back further than DNA's expiration date in Africa, to answer long-standing ...

The finding provides evidence that this ancient technology did not spread across the world solely as a result of humanity's exodus from Africa, researchers say.

Mount Hora, the site in Malawi where an 8,100-year-old skeleton was found, yielding the oldest-known DNA from Africa. Jessica Thompson In Africa, the birthplace of humanity, ancient humans moved ...

These ancient genetic fragments set them apart from other groups and add to the mystery surrounding their origin. But even this mixing doesn’t require an early out-of-Africa explanation.

"A waistbead is an ancient African technology; all at once adornment, a waist and weight management tool, an ancient scale and a mindfulness tool," chief designer atAlaiyo Waistbead, Jasai Madden ...

Using genetic evidence from Eurasian ancient genomes and present-day populations, the researchers determined that the migrant ancestors of the Ari were closely related to early farmers who moved ...

Ancient Stone Tools Found in India Push Back Date of Modern Humans Leaving Africa by 100,000 Years Published Feb 01, 2018 at 7:00 AM EST ...

The continent is the cradle of humankind, so this ancient technology may very likely have originated in Africa as cavemen started collecting and storing food.