Researchers have discovered fossil human footprints embedded in an ancient lakebed that show humans inhabited North America during the Last Glacial Maximum, in what is now New Mexico. Credit: National ...

First discovered in 2010, the ‘Red Lady of El Mirón’ is an ochre-coated skeleton that provides a glimpse into human life ...

Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Researchers in Poland have found more evidence of violent cannibalism in the wake of the coldest period of the last Ice Age.

Between 26,500 and 19,000 years ago, massive sheets of ice covered Earth’s Northern hemisphere. During this so-called last glacial maximum, the ice sequestered water, causing a drop in sea level and ...

For the study, published in Scientific Reports, scientists analysed remains from Maszycka Cave near Krakow, studying 10 ...

Archaeologists uncover strong evidence of human brain consumption in Poland’s Maszycka Cave, dating back 18,000 years.

Footprints found in White Sands National Park revealed human activity in the area for thousands of years during the Last Glacial Maximum. Stone artifacts, animal remains, and burn sites uncovered in ...

Fossils unearthed from a Polish cave suggest early Europeans engaged in cannibalism, sometimes even eating the brains of their enemies, during a time of war about 18,000 years ago. At such a critical ...