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

There is increasing evidence to suggest that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary roots and was not exclusive to modern humans.

About 19,000 years ago, a woman from a group of hunter-gatherers died and was buried in a cave in northern Spain. In 1996, ...

A team of archaeologists, paleontologists, and historians from several institutions in Spain, Germany, and Poland, has found ...

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A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...

Ancestors or Relics? Neanderthals have long fascinated scientists and the general public alike. Are they our distant ...

Hagerman Valley Historical Society clarifies origins of its prehistoric horse skeleton replica, announces museum expansion to ...

A study of Paleolithic skeletons from Central Europe suggests people's teeth were worn down and crowded together because of ...

More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

Ulysse Nardin rolled out a watch with a minimalistic and contemporary aesthetic, after working with Amoureuxpeintre. The post ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife's community. This is ...