Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

Our species, Homo sapiens, has been evolving for more than 300,000 years, but the story of human origins starts much earlier. Since evolving from the common ancestor that we share with our closest ...

Recent research shows that human evolution followed a braided pattern rather than a simple family tree. Fossils and ancient DNA reveal repeated hybridization between Neanderthals, Denisovans, and ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. It’s early January and south-west Britain is painfully ...

The latest discoveries in Central China's Henan province are filling critical gaps in understanding East Asia's role in human ...

Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar is thought to have been home to Neanderthals for over 100,000 years as they lived off the fish and birds in the area ...

Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar is thought to be one of the last Neanderthal refuges and scientists have been working to unravel its secrets for decades ...

The Gibraltar National Museum will mark 100 years since the discovery in 1926 of the Neanderthal child skull now known as Flint with a year-long programme of events, new displays, publications and a ...

Archaeologists were left stunned after coming across a new chamber on the Rock of Gibraltar that's been sealed off for 40,000 ...

A large comparative study of primate teeth shows that grooves once linked to ancient human tooth-picking can form naturally, while some common modern dental problems appear uniquely human.

The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s a breakdown of what we ...