Deep inside a cave system in Europe, a 60,000‑year‑old assemblage of human remains and artifacts has forced researchers to rethink how our species emerged and spread. Instead of a neat story in which ...

Long before agriculture or cities, hunters in southern Africa were already engineering weapons that relied on chemistry as much as sharp stone. New research on tiny stone points from South Africa ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Traces of plant toxins have been found on 60,000-year-old arrow tips in South Africa, showing that ancient hunters made use of poisons much earlier than previously known. Until recently, the evidence ...