So right, in fact, that Leakey’s view would prevail and most anthropologists would eventually accept Homo habilis as a legitimate member of the human family, though not necessarily as the ...

If the archaeological record has been correctly interpreted, stone alignments in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge are remnants of shelters built 1.7 million years ago by Homo habilis, an extinct species ...

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An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

Scientists Say It Is ‘The Oldest Face in Western Europe’ Faces are a huge part of human identity. Researchers have found ...

Before we get to the matters at hand—including the ways in which we humans judge one another and an energetic puppet with autism named Julia—let’s consider the current value of a piece of ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday.

This Special Feature (SF) on Economic Inequality represents a collective effort to accelerate archaeological assessment of economic inequality. The associated papers use the rich archaeological record ...