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Photos: Rock Art May Depict One of First Volcanic Eruptions That Humans Ever Drew
By Laura Geggel published
After leaving their footprints in volcanic ash, did Bronze Age humans paint this picture of an erupting volcano?

Humans Crawled Through a Cave 14,000 Years Ago. We Can Still See Their Perfectly Preserved Footprints.
By Laura Geggel published

Oldest Human Footprint in Americas May Be This 15,600-Year-Old Mark in Chile
By Laura Geggel published

New Species of Early Human Is Even Smaller Than the 'Hobbit'
By Laura Geggel published
The ancient bones and teeth of a previously unknown human relative — one that was even smaller than the so-called Hobbit — have been discovered deep in a cave on an island in the Philippines.

Photos: Newfound Ancient Human Relative Discovered in Philippines
By Laura Geggel published
The newfound hominin Homo luzonensis lived about 67,000 years ago in what is now the Philippines.

'Ripped' Woman with Massive Forearms Is the Oldest Known Human Burial in Lower Central America
By Laura Geggel published

Cannibalism? Nope, This 8,000-Year-Old Man Was Likely Burned in a Ritual
By Laura Geggel published
The shattered skull of a hunter who lived about 8,000 years ago isn’t evidence of cannibalism, as scientists previously thought. Rather, the hunter died in a grisly murder, new research suggests.

Giant, Prehistoric Bird Chowed Down on This Neanderthal Child's Bones
By Laura Geggel published
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