How our ancestors with autistic traits led a revolution in Ice Age art
The ability to focus on detail, a common trait among people with autism, allowed realism to flourish in Ice Age art, according to researchers at the University of York.
Lead pollution in Greenland ice shows rise and fall of ancient European civilizations
Ice-core study finds evidence of plagues, wars and imperial expansion.
Ancient hominid brain shows human-like elements
The human-like features of Homo naledi's brain surprise research team that examined fossil's brain imprints.
78,000 year cave record from East Africa shows early cultural innovations
The first substantial cave record from coastal Kenya ranges from the Middle Stone Age to the Iron Age, showing gradual changes in cultural, technological and symbolic innovations beginning at...
Scientist to lead group to visit human origins sites in Africa
Activities will include in-depth visits to key locations across three countries.
Engraved Crimean stone artifact may demonstrate Neanderthal symbolism
New framework aids interpretation of engravings on stone artifacts.
Scientists Confirm Earliest Use of Fire and Oldest Stone Handaxe in Europe
New dating results affirm human occupation more than 800,000 years ago at Cueva Negra in Spain.
What the oldest peace treaty in the world teaches us
Today's peace symbols go back to antiquity -- according to archaeologists, peace images were widespread, especially during wars, despite glorification of war - Oldest peace treaty attests to long...
Human-like walking mechanics evolved before the genus Homo
Ancient footprints help researchers date the switch from a crouched to a more straight-legged gait.
Humans may have occupied Indonesian site earlier than previously thought
Researchers return to the site of Leang Burung 2 after 30 years to uncover new artifacts and revise early dating estimates.
Early modern human migration out of Africa more geographically widespread than previously thought
The first Homo sapiens fossil discovery from Saudi Arabia dates to nearly 90,000 years ago during a time when the region's deserts were replaced by grasslands.
Genetics of the modern heirs of the Incas sheds new light about their origins and lineages
The first study on families of documented Inca nobility ancestry shows at least two patrilineal clusters and their origins linked to the lake Titicaca and Southern Cusco region.
