Isotope analysis of limestone cave deposits indicates repeated humid periods in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the past eight ...

One of the most enduring questions in anthropology is why Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, completely ...

Archaeologists made the discovery in a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa - that was once ...

Early human communication networks revealed thanks to ancient stone tools and blades located in a South African cave.

The team made the daily climb with all their excavation and photography equipment, weighing up to 50 pounds per person.

The cave is cramped and awkward ... an expert in the archaeology of early humans, of Leiden University in the Netherlands. Other extinct hominin species have left similarly inconclusive artifacts.

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Scientists say tailored clothes, ochre-based sunscreen, and cave shelter helped Homo sapiens survive a magnetic shift 41,000 ...

A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion.

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...

Scientists have determined the reddish-brown rock art found in a cave on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island is more than 44,000 ...