The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest animals ...

Bones and tools found in a Sri Lankan cave show how Homo sapiens adapted to dense rainforest environments as early as 45,000 years ago. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Archaeologists have spent years wondering why the earliest human homes tend to be found in rough terrain, mountain valleys, ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...