The study of mitochondrial DNA has enabled scientists to trace a family tree that connects all of humanity to a single female ancestor who lived 200,000 years ago in present-day Botswana.

Scientists have long debated how modern humans evolved. For decades, most researchers agreed that Homo sapiens came from one ...

ANCIENT rock carvings etched over 200,000 years ago could be the oldest ever uncovered, archaeologists believe. The exciting discovery inside a Spanish cave could rewrite human history and shed ...

Preliminary dating suggested that the markings may have been created as long as 200,000 years ago. The find is particularly noteworthy because it could confirm the presence of early humans living ...

A boulder with incisions that may date back hundreds of thousands of years has sparked huge interest in the scientific ...

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.