The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo ...

Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinction ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back ...

Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...

A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...

A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by ...

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.