A fossilized human footprint found in southern Chile has been dated to 15,600 years ago, making it the oldest known footprint ...

A 15,600-year-old human footprint discovered in southern Chile is now believed to be the earliest confirmed sign of human ...

Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show human traffic on the cusp of a subsequent ice age. Like carbon dating, scientists use isotopes and context clues to calculate the approximate age of fossils.