Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social behavior.

Scientists Identify 60,000-Year-Old Discovery That Rewrites Early Human History ...

What did early humans like to eat? The answer, according to a team of archaeologists in Argentina, is extinct megafauna, such as giant sloths and giant armadillos. In a study published in the journal ...

A new analysis of ancient arrowheads from South Africa pushes back prehistoric humans’ earliest use of poisoned weapons by more than 50,000 years. “This is the earliest direct evidence of the use of ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...