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Ancient human relative cannibalized toddlers, 850,000-year-old neck bone reveals
Cut marks on a child's cervical vertebra found at Atapuerca in Spain suggests Homo antecessor was indiscriminate about cannibalism victims.
78,000-year-old footprints from Neanderthal man, child and toddler discovered on beach in Portugal
A Neanderthal trackway discovered in Portugal shows how an adult male and two children hunted for food 78,000 years ago.
Archaeologists discover that parties 11,000 years ago were BYOB — bring your own boar
Opinion Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture — but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is even older.
'Alien' skull of toddler is actually evidence of long-standing practice of head shaping
Workers digging a pipeline in Argentina found the flattened skull of an ancient toddler, raising questions about its asymmetrical shape.
Women likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons reveals
Genetic analysis of 60 people buried in a Stone Age cemetery has revealed two clans headed by women that spanned 10 generations.
Who were the Denisovans, archaic humans who lived in Asia and went extinct around 30,000 years ago?
Who were the Denisovans, close human relatives who lived in Asia and mated with Homo sapiens?
Ancient 'Dragon Man' skull from China isn't what we thought
Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.
Strange pits on 'hobbit' teeth and other archaic humans could reveal hidden links in our family tree
Small clusters of pits in tooth enamel may be traced back to a single evolutionary lineage millions of years ago.
