Their findings indicate that the Jebel Irhoud specimens share strong similarities with modern Homo sapiens in facial characteristics, while also displaying some archaic traits. Professor Stringer ...

The remains have helped to fill in gaps in the fossil record and move science closer to understanding human evolution in ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...

Modern humans evolved from our hominin ancestors in Africa some 300,000 years ago, according to the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils, which were found in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. Others discovered ...

It seems more likely now that Homo sapiens came from a more extensive, pan-African homeland. "Jebel Irhoud also shows how the anatomical features that 'make' a modern human arrived bit by bit, in a ...

This discovery provides new insights into the history of human habitation in Arabia and the possible routes used by Homo sapiens in their expansion out of Africa, as noted by Bretzke. Jebel Faya ...