Wallacea, the zone of oceanic islands separating the continental regions of Southeast Asia and Australia, has yielded sparse evidence for the symbolic culture of early modern humans. Here we report ...

The dating results of the ancient cave art in three Spanish caves revealed a significantly earlier date of creation than previously thought. This suggests that the cave art was made by Neanderthals ...

In the depths of the San Lázaro rock-shelter in Segovia, Central Spain, archaeologists from the Complutense University of Madrid and collaborators have uncovered a compelling trace of Neanderthal ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. What makes us human? A lot of people would argue it is the ability of our species to engage in complex behavior ...

Scientists excavating a Stone Age cave on South Africa’s southern coast have followed a trail of engraved pigments to what they suspect are the ancient roots of modern human behavior. Analyses of 13 ...

Researchers examine early symbolism in modern humans. Symbolic behavior was essential to the evolution of modern humans, but it is unclear how such behavior evolved. Kristian Tylén and colleagues ...

At Pinnacle Point on South Africa’s southern coast, a cave perched above the sea has provided scientists with evidence of a set of surprisingly complex behaviors practiced by Stone Age people about ...

New finds from an open-air archaeological site in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania have intriguing implications for the evolution of modern human behavior, including further indications that ...

This article originally appeared on Massive. Every single culture engages in some kind of art, whether that’s telling stories, dancing, weaving elaborate textiles, cooking, making jewelry or pottery, ...