Researchers in Australia think the painting - which has been discovered in South East Asia - could tell us more about how ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

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Scientists believe that recent analysis of a find from the 1970's can offer us insights into the lives of ancient humans.

The world’s oldest known rock art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered in an Indonesian cave.

Finds from Greece and Britain suggest early hominins were shaping wood and bone with far more intention and ingenuity than ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire—chances are you’d be left cold and hungry. But as early as 400,000 years ...

Study finds plant poison was used on ancient arrows, pointing to sophisticated hunting methods used 60,000 years ago ...

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Fossils of Homo habilis juveniles show evidence they were attacked by crocodiles and eaten by large carnivores, revealing the ...

Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire—chances are you’d be left cold and hungry. But as early as 400,000 years ago, ancient hominins may have had the skills to conjure flame, ...