Human History

Discoveries Radiocarbon dating finds Ukraine’s mammoth bone shelters were used 18,000 years ago

New dating of fox, hare and wolf bones narrows the timeline for Ukraine’s famous mammoth-bone shelters.

Discoveries Earliest known human-animal figurine provides 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric beliefs Joshua Shavit

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

Discoveries Ancient DNA reveals 2,500 years of human movement and change in the South Pacific

Discoveries Ancient wooden tools, from long before Homo sapiens emerged, discovered in China