Archaeologists find oldest evidence of humans on Sulawesi – who they were remains a mystery: Early Pleistocene stone artefacts from Calio
Human teeth unearthed at Hualongdong, China, offer fresh insights into hominin diversity in Asia during the late Middle Pleistocene
Neanderthal remains have high nitrogen levels likely because they munched on maggots, according to a new study in Science Advances
Hyperspectral imaging effectively discriminates rock blocks, sediment matrices, and fossil remains within the stratigraphic deposits of the Gran Dolina site (Atapuerca)
New discoveries from the Pleistocene-age Gantangqing site in southwestern China reveal a diverse collection of wooden tools dated from ~361,000 to 250,000 years ago
Dental evidence in Atapuerca supports evolutionary links between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology
A fossil mandible was discovered on the seabed of the Penghu Channel in Taiwan; it belonged to a male Denisovan
Atapuerca rewrites the history of Europe’s first inhabitants with the oldest known face in Western Europe: a fossil of Homo affinis erectus from Sima del Elefante
Clues of advanced ancient seafaring technology found in the Philippines and Island Southeast Asia; a study in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Early humans influenced the availability of meat and scavenging animals, in ecosystems 130,000 to 20,000 years ago