The hand stencil is more than 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of rock art.

Simulation Reveals First Encounters of Neanderthals and Modern Humans in Europe ...

As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A series of lower jaws from North Africa demonstrates variation among hominin fossils. The jaw on ...

Fossils from a cave near Casablanca, newly dated to 773,000 years ago, may illuminate what the last common ancestor of modern ...

Ancient bones discovered in a cave in Casablanca, Morocco, could fill in some of the blanks about human evolution. The cave, known as Grotte à Hominidés, contains assemblages of jawbones, teeth, and ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

S ome groups of European Neanderthals may have lost the ability to make fire during the colder periods of their existence. As ...

The prehistoric artist likely created the image by spraying ochre mixed with water over a hand flattened on the wall of a ...