The remains of a young woman found at a 2,000-year-old site are believed to show she was killed in a brutal, "theatrical" Iron Age execution ...

The role of megafaunal exploitation in early human evolution remains debated. Occasional use of large carcasses by early hominins has been considered by some as opportunistic, possibly a fallback ...

The skeleton was discovered in 1994 in the Ethiopian Desert and belonged to the species Ardipithecus ramidus. Further investigation revealed that Ardi could walk upright like humans, but had ape-like ...

I n the limestone caves of Atapuerca in northern Spain, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of prehistoric cannibalism.

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

A search of a heavily wooded area in the 2800 block of Poors Ford Road revealed a human skeleton, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said. Street View image ...