Aug 2022
Misconduct allegations over an earlier report on one of the bones hang over the findings.
7-million-year-old limb fossils may be from the earliest known hominid
Dec 2021
Fossils and DNA point to mixing and mingling among Homo groups across vast areas
2021 research reinforced that mating across groups drove human evolution
Nov 2019
The 1,300-year-old game piece resembles a rook, or castle
A carved rock found in Jordan may be the oldest known chess piece
Aug 2023
It was likely buried around 9,000 years ago with a child who held significant social status
A child’s ornate necklace highlights ancient farmers’ social complexity
Jun 2020
Possible arrowheads at a rainforest site in Sri Lanka date to 48,000 years ago
Clues to the earliest known bow-and-arrow hunting outside Africa have been found
Jul 2022
Widespread milk consumption might not have been the force behind an ability to digest dairy.
Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance
Jan 2024
Four or five people might have worked together to make meters-long rope in minutes
A four-holed piece of ivory provides a glimpse into ancient rope-making
Sep 2021
If confirmed, newly described footprints could help rewrite textbooks
‘Ghost tracks’ suggest people came to the Americas earlier than once thought
Mar 2024
Remains of human brains were considered rare, but not anymore
Human brains found at archaeological sites are surprisingly well-preserved
Oct 2023
The tracks suggest humans arrived in North America thousands of years earlier than was thought
Human footprints in New Mexico really may be surprisingly ancient, new dating shows