Step back into the Paleolithic and meet Europe’s first modern humans. Discover how the Cro-Magnons lived, hunted, and laid the foundation for future European civilizations.

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans ...

Red/brown plaster cast cranium of Cro-Magnon 1, also known as "Cro-Magnon Man," from the species Homo sapiens. Cro-Magnon 1 is a middle-aged, male skeleton of one of the four adults found in the cave ...

Cro-Magnon 1 is a middle-aged, male skeleton of one of the four adults found in the cave at Cro-Magnon. Scientists estimate his age at death at less than 50 years old.

A 140,000-year-old hominin skull from Israel probably belonged to a hybrid child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens parents, according to an analysis of its anatomy. The 5-year-old girl was buried ...

Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.

After a construction worker found the skull, it stayed in his family for generations. Tests show the skull belonged to one of our rarest, closest relatives.

First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ reveals what ancient people looked like Ancient proteins and calcified dental plaque identify heavy-browed fossil from China as a Denisovan.

Scientists have linked genetic material extracted from an ancient skull found in China in 2018 to a mysterious group of early humans. The skull, nicknamed 'Dragon Man' had fascinated experts ...

The detailed reconstruction brings the prehistoric hunter-gatherer to life, revealing an intriguing set of features.

Scientists from Israel stumbled upon an unexpected discovery while studying fossilized pieces of bone dug up near a cement plant. The fragments from a skull … ...