Human Evolution

Ancient Shoulder Bone Reveals Possible Fatal Spear Attack on Neanderthal

A tiny hole in a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal shoulder blade may reveal a fatal wooden spear wound. But evidence of an earlier injury suggests this individual also survived severe trauma, possibly with support from others, revealing contrasting sides of prehistoric life.

Ancient Skull Fragment Adds New Evidence to the Origins of Homo Erectus

A skull fragment from South Africa adds new evidence that Homo erectus lived around two million years ago. The discovery also reveals how another ancient human relative was evolving alongside it, complicating the story of our origins.