Homo-erectus skull from Drimolen. (Image: Therese van Wyk / University of Johannesburg)
Where and when our ancestor Homo erectus developed has so far been controversial....
The results are based on the reconstruction of fossil skulls from Australopithecus afarensis. (Image: Philipp Gunz, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de)
News from "Lucy" and Co:...
The world's oldest daily newspaper, which still exists today, has been published since 1703: Viennaerian diarium - today's Wiener Zeitung. Now you can do...
Portrait of Matilda McCrear (Image: Newcastle University / Crear Family)
In 1860 the last slave ship landed in the United States. On board was Matilda...
This rock drawing puzzles archaeologists. (Image: Dr. Mohammad Naserifard)
A strange shaped body with six limbs - what is that supposed to represent? Archaeologists have...
There may be discrepancies in radiocarbon dating of Egyptian mummies. (Image: webking / iStock)
The age determination of archaeological finds using radiocarbon dating could be...
Donkeys were not just pack animals in imperial China. (George-Standen / iStock)
Donkeys as grave goods: Finds from the 9th century AD prove that noble...