Modern human faces are surprisingly delicate compared with the jutting jaws and broad noses of our closest extinct cousins.

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

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

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

The hearth was situated close to a natural water source where these early humans are thought to have set up camp.

According to groundbreaking findings from England, Neanderthals were sparking their own fires 400,000 years ago — hundreds of thousands of years earlier than many anthropologists previously believed.

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...

A major archaeological discovery in Suffolk shows that early Neanderthals were making fire about 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of fire mastery and reshaping understanding of human ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the English county of Suffolk - ...

Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.