Human ancestors started mass migration out of Africa after nearly going extinct about one million years ago
Climate change propelled the migration of our ancestors out of Africa and into Eurasia.
Tag: Homo Erectus
Ancient tooth found in Georgia tells us of the first human species to come into Europe
The tooth is almost two million years old.
An unknown ancestor mated with ancient humans. Its DNA is found in living people to this day
Whenever distinct groups of humans and their ancestors overlapped in space and time, interbreeding was just around the corner.
Scientists find 1.4 million-year-old hand axe made out of hippo femur
It's only the second hand axe made out of bone that scientists have ever come across.
Scientists find the earliest evidence of ancient human interbreeding
About 700,000 years ago, the common ancestors of Denisovans and Neanderthals interbred with an archaic human population.
First human ancestor to walk on two legs made its final stand in Java
A new investigation suggests that Homo erectus survived on Indonedian island long enough to overlap with our own species, Homo ...
Butchered rhino bones and stone artifacts suggest hominids were in Philippines 709,000 years ago
The toolmakers and butchers belong to a mysterious species of human ancestors.
‘Hobbits’ didn’t evolve from a direct modern human ancestor. They likely originate from Africa instead
The most comprehensive bone analysis of its kind shows Homo floresiensis didn't share important features with Homo erectus.
New human ancestor, Homo naledi, discovered in a hidden pit, deep inside a South African cave
A daring team of researchers squeezed themselves through a long vertical chute and descended some 40 meters beneath the surface. ...
Oldest ever engraving discovered on 500,000-year-old shell
Archaeologists have identified the oldest engraving known to mankind - a 500,000 shell scratched by a human ancestor. Detail of ...
Skull suggests three hominid species were just one
A new, controversial analysis of a skull suggests that Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis and Homo erectus were in fact the ...
Cooking food helped early humans grow bigger brains
The pyramids, art, all of the world's great inventions, literary works, just about any valuable intellectual work can be traced ...
Fossil hints at distant relatives of our ancestors, deepens mystery
Our family tree may be much more complex than we know - it may have sprouted some long lost branches ...
Ancient human tool use much earlier than thought!
Humans might have started using sophisticated tools some 1.76 million years ago, much earlier than previously believed. This has been ...
600,000 year old discovered tool mill provies new Homo Erectus insights
We now know that pre-modern human tool use dates back far beyond we previously might have thought, each discovery proving ...
