Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...

U-M expert explains archaeological significance of small African country, a vital source of freshwater and crucial to the study of biodiversity A ...

Plastic bottles, T-shirts, and fast fashion items may become future fossils, as many are only partially recycled, leaving lasting traces of human existence.

In a study published Monday (March 24) in the Journal of Human Evolution, Schuh and colleagues analyzed the midface region of 174 skulls of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and chimpanzees. By including ...

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation. The first published study on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and ...

CNN: What are the fossils of the future going to be? Clothing is mostly invisible in the archaeological record, and we’re really changing the odds by, instead of wearing stuff that is eminently ...

Imagine the planet tens of millions of years from now. Homo sapiens as a species is likely long gone, wiped out by a mass extinction it helped unleash. What traces will humanity leave embedded in ...

When found, in September 1991, Ötzi’s skin, hair, and clothing were still in a remarkably preserved state, offering an invaluable snapshot of life over 5,000 years ago. The discovery was made ...