ancient hominids Archives

This 3.4-Million-Year-Old Foot Reveals Another Mysterious Early Human Species Once Walked in the Same Area as Our Ancestors

MJ Banias·November 29, 2025

3.4 million years ago in the Afar region of Ethiopia, at least two different kinds of early human relatives walked the same landscape.

Austin Burgess·October 1, 2025

Digital reconstructions of a million-year-old skull uncovered in China could potentially rewrite the origin story of early humans.

Tim McMillan·August 28, 2025

New fossils reveal a previously unknown Australopithecus species that coexisted with early human ancestors 2.6 million years ago in Ethiopia.

Tim McMillan·July 15, 2025

New study uses DNA evidence to challenge claims that humans arrived in Sahul 65,000 years ago, pointing to a later migration instead.

An analysis of artifacts from over 57 sites around the world reveals a sudden and rapid advance in technology 600,000 years ago.