Researchers have generally thought that only prehistoric males hunted—but what if evidence against that idea has been lying ...

A prehistoric human skeleton buried alongside a number of wild animal remains may represent the burial of a "shaman" who died around 12,000 years ago, a study has proposed. The burial was excavated in ...

Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show human traffic on the cusp of a subsequent ice age. Like carbon dating, scientists use isotopes and context clues to calculate the approximate age of fossils.

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Tens of thousands of years ago, our species — Homo sapiens — ...

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However, because infant specimens are extremely rare in the fossil record, scientists were until now unsure if these ...

A study of 780,000-year-old food remains has shed light on the diets of prehistoric human hunter-gatherers. The research has revealed that hominins—a group containing modern humans plus our closest ...

Cambridge University researchers found that prehistoric females may have been a whole lot tougher than today's strongest athletes. When you picture women of the prehistoric era, you probably envision ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague. The findings show zoonotic diseases began spreading around 6,500 years ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of stone megastructures on the Karst Plateau on the border of Slovenia and Italy that were most likely built before the Late Bronze Age. These enormous structures ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show human traffic on the cusp of a subsequent ice age. Like carbon ...