Homo sapiens

Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor

The fossilized lower jawbones of two adults and a toddler, as well as teeth, a thigh bone, and some vertebrae, were unearthed in a cave in Casablanca, Morocco.

The mandible of an archaic human who lived about 773 000 years ago is pictured after being excavated at a cave called Grotte a Hominides at a site known as Thomas Quarry I in the southwest part of the Moroccan city of Casablanca in this undated photograph released on January 7, 2026.
Homo sapiens. Illustration.

Ancient lead exposure may have given Homo sapiens a genetic shield

Chinese one-million-year-old Yunxian 2 skull challenges Homo sapiens timeline.

Chinese one-million-year-old Yunxian 2 skull challenges Homo sapiens timeline

When the Aegean was meadow, not sea—New mapping traces Homo sapiens’ Turkey detour.

When the Aegean was meadow, not sea - New mapping traces Homo sapiens’ Turkey detour


Neanderthals, early humans overlapped in Europe for thousands of years - study

A new study claims there was co-existence between two species of man over a duration of at least 1,400 to 2,900 years.

Slightly larger brains than modern humans, and stronger, but extinct. An illustration of the Neanderthal man.

Oldest known humans started walking on two feet 7m. years ago - study

Researchers claim this discovery may contribute to how early humans split apart from apes to start their own evolutionary line.

Slightly larger brains than modern humans, and stronger, but extinct. An illustration of the Neanderthal man.

Humans were cause of rapid animal homogenization in North America - study

Human populations caused homogenization in North America through hunting, farming, attracting certain species and cultivated boundaries.

 Mammals from the Pleistocene period.

Humans 170,000 years ago were smarter than we think - Israeli study

Experts analyzed smoke and heat circulation in caves and archaeological findings to prove that early humans knew exactly where to light their fires to maximize heat, clean air and living space.

 Reconstruction of meat roasting on campfire at the Lazaret Cave, France.

Archaeologists discover oldest social network using ostrich egg beads - study

The study sheds new light on early human social behavior and the effects of climate change on human populations in eastern and southern Africa during the Pleistocene epoch.

Ostriches look at an egg inside an enclosure at an ostrich farm near the village of Kozishche, some 300 km (186 miles) southwest of Minsk, October 6, 2011.

Early humans in Europe endured very cold climates, researchers find

Remains from a cave in Bulgaria are the oldest samples of Upper Palaeolithic Homo sapiens in Europe and are important for research of the diaspora of early humans from the Middle East to Europe.

Researchers engage in excavations at Bacho Kiro Cave in Bulgaria

Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists

Wall paintings made by prehistoric modern humans, such as those found in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave of France, are more than 30,000 years old.

Study finds red ocher markings were painted by Neanderthals in prehistoric cave in Ardales

How a bone puzzle helped identify new type of prehistoric human in Israel

Some 17 fragments of a mandible, a tooth and a piece of skull were the key to allow researchers to find out about the ‘Nesher Ramla Homo.’

Hila May, a physical anthropologist at the Dan David Center and the Shmunis Institute of Tel Aviv University holds what scientists say is a piece of fossilised bone of a previously unknown kind of early human discovered at the Nesher Ramla site in central Israel, during an interview with Reuters at

China's 'Dragon Man' may be an undiscovered ancient relative of humans

The discovery of a new hominid species itself is incredible enough, but the story of Homo longi is especially unique due to the circumstances of its discovery.

A portrait of a female Denisovan teenager.

New prehistoric human unknown to science discovered in Israel

Hebrew U and Tel Aviv University researchers found remains of a new type of ‘Homo’ who lived in the region some 130,000 years ago.

Skull found at the site among other items at Nesher Ramla.