Based on this, researchers suggest that early homo sapiens planned for the long-term acquisition of resources earlier than previously thought.

Rainforests may have been an important center for early human evolution, challenging the idea that early humans avoided rainforests because their dense vegetation, lack of open spaces, and limited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny details ...

Now, researchers have announced evidence for another genus of human ancestor making stone tools: Paranthropus. To date, three species of Paranthropus have been named: P. aethiopicus, P. robustus, and ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—Stone tools crafted by ancient humans between 24,000 and 12,000 years ago that were recovered from coastal South Africa's Robberg caves match contemporaneous styles found in Namibia ...

The oldest stone tools outside Africa have been discovered in western China, scientists reported Wednesday. Made by ancient members of the human lineage, called hominins, the chipped rocks are ...

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Carving stone sculptures is an ancient art, and African techniques are among the most revered in the world. These methods, passed down through generations, emphasize the importance of tools, materials ...

Nyayanga site being excavated in July 2016. Credit: J.S. Oliver, Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project “The assumption among researchers has long been that only the genus Homo, to which humans ...