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A recent study of human fossils from the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa reignited debates about the origin of humans. The caves are home to Mrs. Ples' skeleton, as they nicknamed the fossils of a cave woman found. Her...

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient middle finger bone in Saudia Arabia, and it could completely change what we know about human migration. An 85,000-year-old bone belonging to Homo sapiens marks the first evidence...

With the discovery of a tooth here or a bone fragment there, archaeologists piece together the history of humanity - and a recent discovery on the Indonesian island of Flores provides new insight into human evolution...

The recent discovery of a previously unknown humanoid species has researchers scratching their heads a bit. Although every new piece of evidence of ancient human history helps to redraw the picture of our past, the discovery...