New research uncovers how two ancient hominids used their hands in unique ways for climbing, tool use, and movement.

Stone tools found on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, are of a style that flourished 12,000 years ago, when the Earth was plunged ...

John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...

A new archaeological study on underground passageways in Saudi Arabia has shed new light on ancient human activity.

An Austrian site occupied by humans from around 24,000 to 20,000 years ago documents a switch towards hunting reindeer for ...

The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, but one specific burial has the breastbone, a great bustard with cut marks ...