This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

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Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

In the coastal desert of Peru, a line of stone towers has reappeared from beneath windblown sand, reviving a site that may be ...

Discoveries ranging from the oldest known example of human mummification to first deliberate use of fire by people were made ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

We've ranked the most interesting archaeological finds of all time, ranging from the intricate ruins of Machu Picchu to the ...

Plans for a major visitor center at the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem promise education and security, but opponents say it's a right-wing project designed to push out Arab neighbors ...

An artist's interpretation of an early human ancestor striking flint on a piece of iron pyrite. Craig Williams, The Trustees of the British Museum Archaeologists were digging at a site in England when ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity on a humble field in Barnham in the U.K. county of Suffolk. According to Chris Stringer of ...

While excavating an ancient site near Barnham, Suffolk, England, archaeologists found a wealth of remains from prehistoric wildlife, including bison, elephants, deer, frogs, fish, and even monkeys.