Archaeologists previously assumed that East Asia did not see considerable tool development during the Middle Paleolithic, but ...

A surprising archaeological discovery in southwest China is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about ancient humans ...

New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors, new technologies meant ...

Artefacts unearthed in Yunnan province display key features of toolmaking technology associated with Neanderthals much further west Neanderthals might have lived in today's southwestern China during ...

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex story of connection, identity, and cultural exchange. Between 130,000 and ...

During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for ...

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that intensified environmental variability (EV) can promote the ...

During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for ...

During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for ...