A sweeping new archaeological discovery could fundamentally reshape what we know about early human intelligence and cultural ...

Maxime Aubert, archeologist and geochemist, uses his headlamp to examine the cave art at Leang Lompoa ... Studies of genes and fossils agree that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa 200,000 years ...

A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion.

A study by Mukhopadhyay and his colleagues in institutions in the US and Europe has bolstered support for the idea that these ...

Over the years, discoveries of the remains of ancient humans different to the Homo sapiens genus have slowly ... while exploring a remote South African cave, happened upon the remains of Homo ...

These rituals, once attributed solely to Homo sapiens, may have been shared with Neanderthals ... Its use, attested in several prehistoric sites, includes body decoration, cave paintings, and funeral ...

ANN ARBOR—Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefitted from sunscreen ... People used it to paint objects, cave walls and even to decorate their bodies. "There have been some experimental tests ...