The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest animals ...

The "very rare" find provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ingenuity of early human relatives who lived around half a ...

“Hundreds of fossils representing over a dozen species of Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and Homo had been found in the Afar ...

That makes Liang Metanduno the home of the oldest known artwork in the world, beating the previous contender (a Neanderthal ...

A rare fossil discovery in Ethiopia has pushed the known range of Paranthropus hundreds of miles farther north than ever before. The 2.6-million-year-old jaw suggests this ancient relative of humans ...

A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

It really just shows how long people have been making rock art in that part of the world,” an archaeology professor said of ...

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The existential question of which countries are the oldest has long intrigued historians, and for good reason. However, defining what makes a country "old" is challenging, as it depends on historical ...

Scientists have identified the world's oldest known rock art — a hand stencil created at least 67,800 years ago in Indonesia.

Tsinghua University’s multifaceted research offers vital insights into the human-water relationship, promoting resilience and sustainability in water management. Their pioneering work not only ...

A hand stencil on the wall of a cave in Indonesia has become the oldest known rock art in the world, exceeding the archaeologists’ previous discovery in the same region by 15,000 years or more.