Hominins

Discoveries Million-year-old sea crossing near ‘Hobbit’s’ island rewrites early human history

Stone tools dated at least 1.04 million years old show early human sea crossing to Sulawesi centuries before Homo sapiens.

Discoveries Million-year-old fossil changes what we know about human hands and feet Joseph Shavit

Health Ancient lead exposure may have helped early humans evolve language and intelligence Joshua Shavit

Discoveries New species of ancient humans rewrites the story of early human evolution

Discoveries New fossil evidence places early humans in Eurasia 2 million years ago

Discoveries New discoveries show Neanderthals and Homo sapiens lived—and died—together

Discoveries Early humans started to produce standardized bone tools 1.5 million years ago

Discoveries Archeologists discover the first stone toolmakers from 2.9 million years ago