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In Megalopolis, Arcadia, the world’s oldest known wooden tools – see photos

“This area was very important for human evolution throughout Europe,” explains the head of the research, paleoanthropologist Katerina Harvati

Rare skull of an extinct, massive “thunder bird” discovered in Australia

The last of the mihirungs went extinct around 45,000 years ago

Triple test confirms age of oldest human footprints in North America

For decades it was believed that the first humans in North America were the Clovis culture, with ample evidence placing them on the continent as far back as 13,000 years ago

Discovery of 8.7m-year-old ape rewrites story of humanity

The partial skull of a new ancient ape has been discovered in Turkey & it appears to predate African apes suggesting that human origins may actually lie in Europe

Ötzi the Iceman’s true appearance revealed by new DNA analysis

A new study of ancient DNA extracted from Ötzi’s pelvis suggests he still has some secrets to give up

Incredible – Lower Paleolithic Tools dated to 700,000 years ago discovered in Greece (photos)

The experts think that the tools may have been produced by Homo antecessor, a hominin species that lived in Europe

Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport

About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina

New evidence reveals the incredible existence of ancient thunder beasts

These absolute units grew 1,000 times bigger in a wildly short period of time

Fossils in Greece suggest human ancestors evolved in Europe, not Africa

By inspecting the jaws of the ancient European ape they suggested that humanity’s forebearers may have evolved in Europe before migrating to Africa

When two tribes meet: Watch a pivotal moment in human history (video)

In this captivating video, you can see a recreation of the transitional moment from conflict to cooperation

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