A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

After years of uncertainty surrounding the disappearance of Minneapolis woman Haley Elizabeth Aymar, officials have confirmed ...

For instance, it has been argued that as the modern human Y chromosome replaced the Neanderthal equivalent, Neanderthal males became sterile. Other research suggests that human genes might have messed ...

That makes Liang Metanduno the home of the oldest known artwork in the world, beating the previous contender (a Neanderthal ...

As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

Footprints discovered on the Spanish coast were redated using advanced techniques, pushing their age back to nearly 296,000 ...

Are these some of the earliest weapons in human history? History Hit’s Tristan Hughes speaks to Dr Annemieke Milks, Researcher at the University of Reading, about the significance of the Schöningen ...

Archaeologists from University College London and the Natural History Museum suggest the findings offer insights into the ...

The tool was discovered at an archaeological site in Boxgrove, near Chichester in West Sussex, England. It’s an extensively excavated site, and numerous tools made of flint, bone, and antler have been ...

Considered one of the most important human skeletons ever found in North America, the Kennewick man sparked debate about the ...

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

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