Paleoanthropology

Discovery of fossilized hand may unlock an ancient mystery

History & Culture

Discovery of fossilized hand may unlock an ancient mystery

Discovery of fossilized hand may unlock an ancient mystery

Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

A new children’s book celebrates our amazing origins in Africa

History & Culture

A new children’s book celebrates our amazing origins in Africa

A new children’s book celebrates our amazing origins in Africa

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Your tile floor may contain human fossils

History & Culture

Your tile floor may contain human fossils

Your tile floor may contain human fossils

Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries

Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries

Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

History & Culture

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?

Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?

Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?

A look inside the world of the Neanderthals

A look inside the world of the Neanderthals

A look inside the world of the Neanderthals

Tooth from mysterious human relative found in Laos

Tooth from mysterious human relative found in Laos

Tooth from mysterious human relative found in Laos

Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?

History Magazine

Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?

Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?

Richard Leakey, conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77

Richard Leakey, conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77

Richard Leakey, conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77

Ancient footprints hint at human relative with strange walk

Ancient footprints hint at human relative with strange walk

Ancient footprints hint at human relative with strange walk

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