Pierced sticks are a strange stone age tool first found 150 years ago. Now, archaeologists are finally starting to figure out what they were used for.
Research on baboons has shown how changing climates can break up populations, creating the diversity that drives evolution. Could our origins be the same?
The Neanderthal extinction coincides with a drop in the earth’s geomagnetic field, exposing them to sunburn and skin cancer. Could it have killed them off?
Researchers have found the oldest known Australopithecus spine, dating to a whopping 4.2 million years ago. It sheds light on the evolution of bipedalism.
Modern humans have the lowest sexual dimorphism in primates. However, it turns out this was likely recent and was much higher in Australopithecus.
Many cultures have been obsessed with eagles. It turns out Neanderthals were the first, hunting them more than any other bird 130,000 years ago.
Victorian archaeologists found 2 Neanderthals in a Belgian Cave. Now, forensic methods are revealing their grusome (pre)history, showing they were murdered
Stone Age cave art can be beautiful. But was everyone back then so talented? It turns out they weren’t, as there are countless examples of bad cave art.
Homo antecessor was the first known human cannibals. But who were they chombing? It turns out they were most likely eating members of their own tribe
The story of human origins goes back over 7 million years, during which time a lot of weird stuff happened. Here are some of my favourite little known facts