A new study by Dr. Margherita Mussi, published in Quaternary International, highlights how naturally occurring basalt spheres ...

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

“Out of Africa” has some plausible ideas, namely that Homo erectus advanced and went into colder climates and became Homo heidelbergensis, which led linearly to modern humanity. However, that requires ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for ...

Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 ...

Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut ...

erectus – which emerged in Africa some 1.9 million years ago before spreading across the globe – while others are less convinced. It has also been suggested that the Dmanisi hominids may belong to ...

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