A mysterious monument hidden for 12,000 years in Turkey is revealing secrets about how ancient humans might have tracked time ...

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Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery off the coast of Java, Indonesia, uncovering fossilized remains of Homo ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered evidence that early Asians embarked on humanity’s longest prehistoric ...

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, ...

The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa. A tree-ringed African ...

An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity's longest known prehistoric migration. These early humans, who roamed the earth over 100,000 years ago, are believed ...

Bicameral Mentality: Some theories, like Julian Jaynes's theory of bicameral mentality, suggest that early humans might not have had the same level of self-awareness we experience today. They propose ...

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

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South ...

Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands.