The Peopling of the Americas
Scientists see the coastal arrival theory as gaining momentum for explaining the first peopling of the Americas.
Researchers look for dawn of human information sharing
Team challenges accepted notions of cultural transmission.
How Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe
The region holds a unique position in the story of human evolution.
Older Neandertal survived with a little help from his friends
Despite deafness, missing forearm and limp, he lived into his 40s.
Megalithic Tombs on the Brink of Destruction
Will a small mining company destroy a cultural heritage older than the Egyptian Pyramids?
Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding
Early humans seem to have recognized the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new research has...
