A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...
As it happens, rounded rocks have been found at sites occupied by ancient hominids across the world, although until now ...
A groundbreaking study highlights that Homo erectus was not just surviving but flourishing in Eastern Africa’s deserts over a million years ago, proving they were ecological pioneers among early ...
Romania is making strides in the archaeological world after new evidence confirmed the presence of ancient hominins in the country dating back two million years. The discovery was made at the Valea ...
According to new research, Homo erectus, one of our early ancestors, was able to live and thrive in the tough, desert-like areas of Eastern Africa over a million years ago. As the first hominin ...
These elements suggest that migrations out of Africa may have occurred during interglacial periods, which were more temperate. No human fossils have been found at the site, but the traces left on ...
The research puts humans in Europe earlier than previously believed. Multiple cut-marked bones offer a key clue into the existence of human activity in Graunceanu, Romania, even if actual fossil ...
A detailed analysis of these remnants was used to recreate the climate and activity of a direct ancestor of modern humans, Homo erectus. The signs point to a hyperarid, relatively inhospitable spot ...