In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny details ...

Jackson Njau's fascination with human origins started as a curious teen growing up a few hours from one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Now a pioneering paleoanthropologist at ...

The continent of Africa is recognized as the place where humankind originated and evolved over millennia. From famous ancestors like Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis remains unearthed in Ethiopia ...

A groundbreaking study of ancient DNA reveals that all living humans descend from just three African hunter-gatherer ...

Archaeologist Professor Tim Forssman and Justine van Heerden have designed a mobile museum featuring objects from teaching ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—Stone tools crafted by ancient humans between 24,000 and 12,000 years ago that were recovered from coastal South Africa's Robberg caves match contemporaneous styles found in Namibia ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool for stone toolmaking during the Middle Stone Age, demonstrating advanced ...

Visibility has always been important in people’s decisions about where to live and how to arrange their spaces. People make connections with what they can see. Being able to see prominent landmarks, ...

The recent discovery of a Stone Age toolkit in the Czech Republic has opened a window into the lives of prehistoric humans.

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine Big gaps exist in the ...