A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

Ancient fossils from Moroccan caves, dated with rare precision, offer rare insight into early human evolution.

The timing and location of our species’ emergence remain unclear for lack of evidence but a new discovery in Morocco brings us closer to filling the knowledge gap. View on euronews ...

Asia, Africa and Europe. We will meet the peoples who lived in these lands, including some of the very earliest major ...

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

An innovative technique used in a study of Neanderthal hearths—places where fires were created—has been described by researchers as a "major" development in archaeology, one that could help shed light ...

Avi Loeb connects archaeological history, planetary limits and interstellar research to examine how scientific exploration could shape humanity’s long-term transition beyond Earth.

Inside of one the historic Mission 66 buildings (the mid-century initiative to modernize national park facilities), the Zion Human History Museum houses a collection of rotating artifacts found in the ...

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