and other branches of the human family tree that migrated out of Africa. Prior work suggested that during the mid-Middle ...

Why study Paleolithic technology? What can old stone tools, ancient fire pits, and painted cave walls tell us about our evolutionary past? Humans occupy a rarified position in the modern world.

Dr. Thiry's earlier research, following his first visit to the site in 2017, established that Paleolithic people had "worked" the sandstone in a way that mirrored the female form, and opened ...

Modern Japanese appear to be genetically descended from the Paleolithic Minatogawa people, according to DNA analysis of human remains in Okinawa Prefecture dating from 20,000 years ago. According ...