They don't make a lot of movies that are set in 18,000 B.C. and told entirely in made-up caveman languages, perhaps for obvious reasons. Nor is the theme of "where dogs came from" often explored in ...

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 ...

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine recovered by archaeologists in Israel represents the earliest known depiction of human-animal ...

After a recent fossil discovery, we now have new insights into the behaviors of a group of prehistoric humans. A team of international researchers working with the Evolutionary Studies Institute at ...

Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show human traffic on the cusp of a subsequent ice age. Like carbon dating, scientists use isotopes and context clues to calculate the approximate age of fossils.

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Tens of thousands of years ago, our species — Homo sapiens — ...

A study of 780,000-year-old food remains has shed light on the diets of prehistoric human hunter-gatherers. The research has revealed that hominins—a group containing modern humans plus our closest ...

An archaeological study of human settlement during the Final Palaeolithic revealed that populations in Europe did not decrease homogenously during the last cold phase of the Ice Age. Significant ...