Scientists in China have unearthed a new human species with remarkable physical characteristics. The remains of 16 ...

The two species began burying their dead at roughly the same time and place. Now some archaeologists think competition may ...

The burial practices of Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens originated in the Levant region around 120,000 years ago, ...

A University of Hawaiʻi researcher says he may have found a new human species called Homo juluensis, which includes mysterious groups like the Denisovans—ancient human relatives whose histories are ...

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

Scientists have discovered a new human species that went extinct 200,000 years ago which had large heads and immense teeth.

The footprints are the first clear evidence that the two hominin species shared a habitat, raising questions about whether ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology suggests that for 2 million years, Homo sapiens and ...

homo sapiens, and Denisovans are amongst the first human species. The sapiens are considered the modern humans in that ...

The sticky tar helped Neanderthals produce glue to make weapons and tools. The so-called factory — a carefully designed ...

But a new analysis of ancient burials in part of the Middle East called the Levant suggests that the dead may have been used as Paleolithic property deeds, separating Neanderthals from Homo sapiens.