The findings push back the timing of ancient human rainforest occupation "by more than double," said archaeologist Eslem Ben Arous.

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

How did the evolutionary ancestors of Homo sapiens separate from the ancestors of modern apes? A key ingredient leading to modern human beings, according to researchers at the University of ...

Human evolution had a nice clear line from Lucy 3.2 million years ago to Homo habilis to Homo erectus and finally Homo sapiens -- us. Or so it seemed. A new jawbone shows that humans evolved ...

Afar region in Ethiopia reveals a fascinating discovery. Fossils of multiple human ancestor species are unearthed. These ...

The discovery of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton, changed our theory of human evolution forever. The discovery is celebrating its 50-year anniversary, and continues to capture human imagination.

An international team from Tel Aviv University and France’s National Centre for Scientific Research announced that a reanalysis of a child’s skull from Skhul Cave on Mount Carmel in Israel provided ...

When Neanderthals interbred with ancient humans: Research clarifies timeline of human evolution Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes have long prompted questions about interspecies mating.

The National Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Human Origins vastly distorts the scientific evidence on human evolution, seeking to convince visitors there’s nothing special about us as ...

A fossilized pelvis found in Hungary suggests human ancestors were able to stand upright much earlier than anthropologists had realized.