Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Archaeological research in Mozambique is showing that the country was a “hinge zone” for prehistoric population movement between Southern Africa and East Africa. This work is being led by ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the English county of Suffolk – a hearth apparently made by Neanderthals about 415,000 years ago – ...

If someone hands you a large, spiral seashell, chances are that your instinct will drive you to hold it up to your ear. Thousands of years ago, however, prehistoric communities in modern-day Spain ...

The dry deserts of north-eastern Saudi Arabia were once wet enough to host vibrant communities of animals – and researchers have just found evidence that ancient hominins lived there too. “This paper ...