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

These rituals, once attributed solely to Homo sapiens, may have been shared ... includes body decoration, cave paintings, and funeral rites. At Tinshemet, its presence in burials indicates a ...

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 ...

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

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

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.

Recent discoveries at Tinshemet Cave in central Israel are helping ... show that different hominin groups, including Homo sapiens and Neanderthal-like populations, weren't just existing in parallel.

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 ...