Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...
Scientists examining traces left behind by early humans continue to find evidence that refuses to stay neatly in place. New ...
New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...
Study finds plant poison was used on ancient arrows, pointing to sophisticated hunting methods used 60,000 years ago ...
Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.
This discovery represents the oldest direct evidence of arrow poison used by ancient humans for hunting. Archaeologists from ...
Animals that evolved in warm, tropical climes rarely decide to move to cold, snowy ones. Take any creature from the African grassland and drop it in Austria during an Ice Age, and the poor creature ...
The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of macronutrients—protein, carbohydrates, and fat. While hunting big-game animals—like deer, ...
The findings reveal that humans were using sophisticated hunting tools thousands of years before previously thought ...
Bones and tools found in a Sri Lankan cave show how Homo sapiens adapted to dense rainforest environments as early as 45,000 years ago. NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...