By digging carefully, archaeologists can connect information from aDNA to information about the social lives of these people.

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery at Kalambo Falls in Zambia, unearthing what is now considered the world’s oldest known wooden structure. This remarkable find dates back over ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations—the groups that have had the longest time to pick up novel mutations—live ...