Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

A new study demonstrates that certain incised stone artifacts from the Levantine Middle Paleolithic, specifically from Manot, ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...