Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest-known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years.

Objects found alongside the remains may have been used during ceremonies to honor the dead and could shed light on how ancient ancestors thought about spirituality and the afterlife.

Archaeologists have discovered the oldest human skeleton ever found in Thailand, a stunning find in a remote cave that could ...

In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel. It forms part of the oldest intentional human burials ever ...

According to new CT scans and models, parts of the 140,000-year-old skull resemble those of modern humans, while the jaw appears to be more similar to those of our extinct relatives ...

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery pushes back the date hominins started living in Europe by 200,000 years.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone.. The bones, fashioned into narrow projectiles for hunting, had been uncovered in ...

The world's oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow projectiles for hunting, had been uncovered in ...