The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species ...

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

A prehistoric burial dating back 12,000 to 13,000 years was recently discovered at the Luobi Cave site in Sanya's Jiyang ...

Archaeologists uncoverd a prehistoric tomb in China dating back 13,000 years, marking a major discovery in human history on ...

Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...

SANYA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- A prehistoric tomb dating back between 12,000 and 13,000 years was discovered in south China's Hainan Province, which is believed to be the earliest tomb found on the island ...

Archaeologists involved in documenting the site described the volcanic rock surfaces as "among the earliest canvases of the human imagination," noting that every carved line—whether depicting animals, ...

Before there were the Olmecs, what was life like in early Mexico, how did people live and what do we know about their lives ...

A Kenyan site reveals early humans made and used the same Oldowan stone tools for 300,000 years, showing remarkable stability ...

We may be witnessing the moment when our ancestors first defied a hostile world, using the same tools in the same place for ...

Ancient flint tools discovered in Tunel Wielki Cave have been redated to between 450,000 and 550,000 years ago, making them ...

Kasaragod: Researchers have discovered prehistoric rock art at Erikulam in Kasaragod. The finding was made during a team of ...