These human ancestors would have had plenty to take advantage of near these ancient rivers. Trees bore fruit all year, and ...

Researchers have recovered Homo erectus bones from the seafloor, which points to an unknown hominin population hunting on ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that confirms what many anthropologists have long suspected: interbreeding between ...

Archeologists have made a disturbing discovery of an Aztec tower of human skulls containing sacrificed women and children's ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

Clues are emerging about the ghostly clan that settled eastern Asia and left a genetic legacy in people today.

Recent testing shows the remains are around 28,000 years old, which supports the idea that these populations did more than ...

Learn how Homo erectus journeyed to the Indonesian island of Java, leaving behind fossils that now provide insight on the ...

However, a pair of fossilized skull fragments recently found off the Javanese coast are helping experts recontextualize the ...