For the past 150 years, scientists and laypeople alike have accepted a “savanna” scenario of human evolution. The theory, primarily based on fossil evidence, suggests that because our ancestral ape ...

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

Experts have been studying remote mountain communities and found they have certain genetic advantages which prove that ...

Researchers examine evidence of manipulation of human remains from Maszycka Cave. An international research team, including ...

Yet the scientific evidence for human evolution keeps piling up with many discoveries of ancient bones, stone tools, cave drawings and other evidence of ancient life. For most people, only modern ...

The study combines evidence from ... Multiple Stages at the Time of Modern Human Dispersals Feb. 7, 2024 — A new study illuminates the cultural evolution that took place approximately ...

A study finds that engraved stone artifacts from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves reflect early humans' symbolic behavior, ...

Neanderthals lost genetic diversity around 110,000 years ago. Researchers confirmed this by studying fossilized inner ears.

An international research team including the University of Göttingen has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late ...

with little to no evidence of meat consumption. The consumption of animal resources, especially meat, is considered a crucial turning point in human evolution. This protein-rich food has been ...

The bones and skulls were found strewn among animal remains, a burial that was meant to humiliate a conquered rival even ...