How did Homo sapiens come to rule the planet? It’s a question that many archaeologists have struggled to precisely answer, but new research offers fresh support to a longstanding theory: Ancient ...

Potential human ancestor Homo heidelbergensis used this 480,000-year-old bone hammer to create flint tools. UCL Institute of Archaeology Some 480,000 years ago, a group of 30 to 40 early hominins met ...

Homo heidelbergensis lived hundreds of thousands of years ago during a critical phase of human evolution. Fossil evidence ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

In the French cave of Arago, scientists has analyzed the dental wear of the fossils of herbivorous animals hunted by Homo heidelbergensis. It is the first time that an analytical method has allowed ...

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 ...