The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo ...

A new study analyzes the nasal cavity of the "Altamura Man," a Neanderthal who died between 130,000 and 172,000 years ago ...

"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back ...

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

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

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

Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinction ...

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.

A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...

Human remains found inside a Belgian cave tell a grisly story of selective cannibalism among our hominid cousins.