In a new study, scientists have been able to use peptides taken from an ancient hominin to determine its sex – and at 3.5 ...

New research shows that ancient humans, Australopithecus, had a plant-based diet, challenging long-held meat-eating theories.

This discovery pushes back the known date of European hominins by half a million years and establishes Grăunceanu as the oldest confirmed European evidence of hominin activity. Grăunceanu ...

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

Researchers Stunned as New Fossil Discovery Pushes the Date of Presence of Hominins by Half a Million Years A new study ...

The subject of when early hominins, closely related ancestors to humans, first left Africa to begin their slow dispersal across the globe is a matter ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A new study suggests the temperate climate of Romania was ...

There is mounting evidence indicating that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary origins and not just a ...

Researchers were able to recreate the running form of the famous hominin. Spoiler: she’s not winning any marathons.

There is increasing evidence to suggest that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary roots and was not exclusive to modern humans.

Erella Hovers (Hebrew University) and Dr. Eduardo Paixão (ICArEHB, University of Algarve), has shed new light on the behavioral complexity of Paleolithic hominins. Published in Archaeological and ...