A patch of scorched earth in eastern England is forcing scientists to rethink one of the most important turning points in ...

What did researchers find? A 1.6-to-1.5-million-year-old skull from Ethiopia combines features from two different stages of ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

A new archaeological find pushes back the timeline on when humans mastered the ability to make fires, a transformative ...

Researchers say they found 400,000-year-old evidence of a hearth and tools at what used to be pond site where Neanderthals ...

A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than ...

Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 ...

Humans are fundamentally technological creatures. We depend on the manufacture and use of tools for our survival to a degree qualitatively greater than any other species. Therefore, an understanding ...

The material, found at at disused clay pit in Suffolk, was described by experts as the most exciting find of their careers.

New clues about our earliest ancestors suggest they may have reached Eurasia sooner than scientists once thought. Fossils found in Romania hint that hominins left Africa nearly two million years ...

The first major evolutionary change in the human diet was the incorporation of meat and marrow from large animals, which occurred by at least 2.6 million years ago. The diet of the earliest hominins ...

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...