Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that Neanderthals, long seen as lacking symbolic culture, may have crafted and used ochre crayons as early as 130,000 years ago. According to a new study ...

The shaped and reused crayons, engraved patterns, and tool marks suggest that some ochre materials were intentionally used ...

Dr. Marcy Morgan died September 28 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. The linguistic anthropologist was 75.

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

Carvings uncovered in the Canadian Arctic may be the earliest portraits of the Vikings created in the Americas. But archaeologists have been puzzling over whether the artwork really shows the infamous ...

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Humans evolved larger brains and flatter faces much faster than other apes, suggesting that intelligence shaped our skulls.

Bernard “Bunny” Fontana, a renowned scholar and prolific author in the field of Southwestern history and archaeology, died early Saturday. He was 85 years old. Fontana’s career stretched six decades.

Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the ...

When entrepreneur and global traveler Shai Hamu begins to speak, you can tell he has spent a lifetime paying attention.

The fossils indicate that P. boisei ’s human-like hand proportions would have allowed it to handle stone tools with dexterity ...