Anthropology
A large neonate brain, rapid brain growth and large frontal lobes are the typical hallmarks of human brain development. These appeared much earlier...
Carnivory is behind the evolutionary success of humankind. When early humans started to eat meat and eventually hunt, their new, higher-quality diet...
In the face of mass deforestation of the Amazon, recent findings indicate that we could learn from its earliest inhabitants who managed their...
Scientists studying 1,600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what they believe is the first evidence that punctuated evolution has...
An international team led by the University of Toronto and Hebrew University has identified the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human...
It seems that “Lucy” was not the only hominin on the block in northern Africa about 3 million years ago.
A team of researchers that included Johns...
A team of scientists has announced the discovery of a 3.4 million-year-old partial foot from the Woranso-Mille area of the Afar region of Ethiopia....
Western Europe has long been held to be the "cradle" of Neanderthal evolution since many of the earliest discoveries were from sites in this region....
Humans may have played a significant role in the extinction of Australia’s prehistoric giant animals, suggests a new study published in the journal...
Most of us walk and carry items in our hands every day. These are seemingly simple activities that the majority of us don't question. But an...
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