Images released ahead of a new BBC science series depict Homo floresiensis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis plus the ...

Ever wondered what the world looked like when Homo sapiens first roamed the Earth? In this video, we journey through time to ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lost city in Peru that thrived 3,500 years ago, likely as a potential contemporary of early human societies such as the ancient Egyptian and Sumerian civilisations of ...

From the early days of the Restoration, Church leaders have championed the fundamental human right to religious freedom. Here ...

Archaeologists have discovered ancient monumental structures in the Peruvian Andes.

Schools were partially shut in France, iconic monuments closed to tourists, and cities across Europe put on high alert as a ...

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

Early Farming Societies Forged Bonds with Ancient Dogs in the Americas Learn how ancient dogs followed the earliest farmers in Central and South America, and find out why their original lineage is ...

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

Neolithic society in eastern China tracing descent through female line lasted 250 years and at least 10 generations, Chinese-led team finds.