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

Demands for the return of skulls taken during the colonial era are not exclusive to Germany. Human remains from Africa and other colonised continents were either sent home as trophies or sent to ...

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.

Ancient skulls pillaged by German invaders from East Africa have been traced to living relatives, thanks to DNA analysis, Berlin's Museums authority (SPK) said Tuesday. The discovery of ...

The Berlin museum authority said Wednesday that it was ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former German colony of East Africa after having researched their origin for several years.

The skulls originating from Africa were from Benin, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria. Among the African skulls, two from Congo were positioned one on top of the other ...