Scientists extracted proteins from a Homo erectus tooth in China, finding a direct genetic link to Denisovans and the modern ...

Two Homo erectus skull fragments discovered during dredging in the Madura Strait in Indonesia have opened a new window onto the ancient landscape of Sundaland. The fossils were found among more than 6 ...

A handful of ancient teeth from China are giving scientists an unusual look at one of the hardest chapters in human evolution ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...

A Skull at the Crossroads When initially found, Yunxian 2 was presumed to be an early human ancestor like Homo erectus, the lineage that is well known for migrating out of Africa and walking on two ...

Scientists retrieved proteins from six teeth unearthed in China that reveal a potential link between Homo erectus and later ...

Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest known Homo erectus fossils in eastern Asia. A recent study has re-dated the skulls to ...

Fossils found at Kow Swamp, Australia, initially suggested archaic human presence due to robust skulls. However, later ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis.Related video above ...