Climate change played an important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than we previously believed, according to a new study from Northumbria University and other institutions across Euro... Read more
By allowing the establishment of settled communities, specialised division of labour and technological innovation, the emergence of agriculture is considered one of the most important transi... Read more
Over 3 million years ago, our ancient ancestors and their toddlers were standing on two feet and walking upright, it has been revealed. The new study, published in Science Advances, comes fr... Read more
The biggest history news of the last seven days, including a rethink on the evolution of the human stride, an answer to the origin of some ancient treasure, and a look at the world’s oldest... Read more
The ability to express a wide range of emotions through eye brow movements could have been key to human evolution, new research is claiming. Other hominins, including our immediate evolution... Read more
The biggest history news stories of the last seven days – including a story that could rewrite the history of human migration from Africa. Humans Present in Levant 50,000 Years Earlier than... Read more
The biggest history news stories of the last seven days, including new research that says modern humans originated earlier than typically thought, a look at the bone development of sabre-too... Read more
The mysterious hominid Homo naledi likely lived alongside modern humans, according to a newly published study. First discovered at the Rising Star Cave in South Africa in September 2015, Hom... Read more
A new study claims that Indonesia’s ‘hobbit’ people, otherwise known as Homo floresiensis, likely evolved from an ancient African ancestor, and not Homo erectus. Remains of... Read more
A new species of tyrannosaur dinosaur has been discovered in Montana, one which likely had a scaly complexion similar to modern crocodiles. The Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex) has long been the mo... Read more