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Bone fragments found in a mountain cave in northern Laos are the oldest evidence of modern humans in South-East Asia, suggesting our species was in the region much earlier than previously thought, say scientists.

Learn how the paleo vs. keto diets compare and contrast, from their origins to their food types, nutritional values, and shortcomings 2023.

Learn how the paleo vs. keto diets compare and contrast, from their origins to their food types, nutritional values, and shortcomings 2023.

Learn how the paleo vs. keto diets compare and contrast, from their origins to their food types, nutritional values, and shortcomings 2023.

A team of paleontologists believe they have found evidence of ceremonial burials dating back 240,000 years, long before ‘Homo sapiens’ came into existence

Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10.

An ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain.

However, experts not involved in the research are sharply divided over the evidence that H. naledi, a contemporary of early humans, was burying its dead.

Homo naledi had a brain less than half the size of our own. Yet the new research claims it had cognitive abilities far beyond what we might expect.

Four archaeologists who investigate early humans in Africa explain why theyr are not convinced the new research stacks up