New research reveals why early human attempts to leave Africa repeatedly failed—until one group succeeded spectacularly ...

Neolithic cemeteries in China reveal matrilineal societies, challenging traditional assumptions about early human societies.

In a quiet corner of eastern China, nestled between the Tai-Yi Mountains and the Bohai Sea, a discovery has upended ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

The discovery of 5,300-year-old settlement in Gujarat's Lakhapar village indicates cultural interactions, not only with ...

Early humans tried to leave Africa many times, but only one group succeeded because they were better at surviving in ...

The problem Whether early human societies were organized around maternal or paternal descent remains a central, yet unresolved, question in archaeology and anthropology 1, 2.

Learn how ancient dogs followed the earliest farmers in Central and South America, and find out why their original lineage is nearly gone today.

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

Recent discoveries using lab-grown brain organoids, or "mini-brains," suggest that testosterone increases brain size while ...