Early humans who made some of the oldest known stone tools might have traveled miles to secure the best materials for their ...

A paper reveals a persuasive case that an extinct human ancestor tried to hibernate. The evidence is from nutritional ...

09 February 2023 Ancient stone tools suggest early humans dined on hippo Fossils and artefacts unearthed in Kenya suggest our ancestors used stone stools to feed on large animals in the distant past.

Difficult—but not impossible. Now, thanks to cutting-edge brain imaging technology, my interdisciplinary research team is learning just how intelligent our early tool-making ancestors were.

Scientists have discovered what they believe to be an 1.8-million-year-old jawbone from an early species of human.

When it comes to extinct human species, Neanderthals tend to hog the spotlight. But another group of early humans, Homo erectus, is equally deserving of our love and attention.

A team of archaeologists recently published robust and well-dated evidence for the earliest known use of wood technology.

12,000-year-old stones may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology Stones were likely used by early human cultures as spindle whorls to turn fibers into yarn Date: November 14, 2024 Source ...

Prehistoric bone tool 'factory' hints at early development of abstract reasoning in human ancestors Date: March 5, 2025 Source: University College London Summary: The oldest collection of mass ...

The 1.8-million-year-old jawbone, found in a site no bigger than two parking spots, upends the timeline of humans migrating from Africa.

Surprising leap in ancient human technology tied to environmental upheaval Sediment core evidence reveals the critical factors that may have given rise to strikingly complex behaviors some 320,000 ...