Anthropology

A young woman buried in Patagonia up to 1,000 years ago was placed in a ceremonial canoe to represent her final journey into the land of the dead, according to a new study.

But some experts are skeptical about the new findings.

1.4 million-year-old jawbone found in Spain could be tied to the first European human relative.

An anthropologist argues that stories of an "ape-man" in Indonesia reflect the continued survival of an ancient human ancestor.

Tiny marine algae lingered in the bones of a fisherman who lived 5,000 years ago, and they reveal that he drowned in salt water.

A new analysis of a 1.5 million-year-old human vertebra found in Israel suggests that ancient human relatives dispersed out of Africa in multiple waves.

Here's 10 discoveries we made about human evolution over the last year.

An infant burial discovered in the Italian Alps sheds light on how the hunter-gatherers of Europe dealt with issues of personhood and status 10,000 years ago.

People were raising cassowaries, the world's most dangerous bird, some 18,000 years ago, new research shows.

A new analysis of shoes that may have belonged to the Renaissance artist Michelangelo revealed his small stature.