Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

One of the 20th-century's biggest quests was to find the “missing link,” a being who connected humans to their pre-historic ancestors. It was also the height of scientific racism.

Isotopic analysis of their teeth suggests that they came from many ... Photograph by John Verano The child's skull shows that cinnabar, a red mineral used for ceremonial purposes, had been hastily ...

Researchers in Australia recently discovered a 2 million year old skull that gives us more clues about our evolution as a ...

Next, how old was the person when they died? As with sex, both the skull and the bones hold clues to this question. The teeth are very useful for determining the age of a child. The stages at which ...

Look for a second line at the front of the skull -- the coronal suture – which fully fuses by age 40. Study the teeth. If they're worn down it could be a sign of a poor diet. If they're well ...