Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the earliest fire-making, dating back 400,000 years, in Suffolk, England. The ...
From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...
New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...
The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then they switched to bone as a raw material. Until recently, the earliest clear evidence ...
The presence of pyrite was an unmistakable sign. Striking flint against pyrite nodules creates sparks, and which can be used to start fire. This pushes back the earliest known controlled use of fire ...
The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...
The (un)lucky fossil, now known as Kabwe 1, represents a turning point at a time when Africa was considered peripheral to the story of human evolution. A century later, it’s widely accepted that the ...
The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early humans apart Jack Tamisiea What does it mean to be human? This question, deceptively simple and imbued ...
John Gowlett receives funding from PAST Africa and Wenner-Gren Foundation, and his work has previously been supported by The Leverhulme Trust. He is associated with a new series of podcasts on human ...