An excavation site at Olorgesailie reveals stone artifacts found in the sand and silt ... Opuka says the artifacts found at ...

A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...

From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that ...

The prehistoric human skull found in the Petralona Cave in Northern Greece challenges the Out of Africa theory of the origin of Homo sapiens ...

Archeological findings have surpassed previous records set by Spain and Turkey with this region now being named the oldest European site yielding human fossils.

and stone tools – to map out life in the distant past. A detailed analysis of these remnants was used to recreate the climate and activity of a direct ancestor of modern humans, Homo erectus. The ...

Their skulls featured thick brow ridges and robust jaws, and they used sophisticated Acheulean stone tools while being among the first to control fire for cooking and protection. Socially, Homo ...

Advanced stone tool strategies: Researchers found that Homo erectus utilized Acheulean tools, including bifacial handaxes and cleavers, strategically sourcing raw materials from distant locations ...

Specialized tools found at the site, such as hand axes, scrapers and cleavers, showed that Homo erectus had also worked out how to process animal carcasses. The bones of animals such as cows ...

Specialized tools found at the site, such as hand axes, scrapers and cleavers, showed that Homo erectus had also worked out how to process animal carcasses. The bones of animals such as cows, ...