A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.

The long-held hypothesis that eating meat corresponds with Homo erectus’ development of ‘human’ traits, such as large brains, nearly 2 million years ago is being unraveled. Homo erectus – meaning ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The oldest evidence of Homo erectus comes from an arid hillside near ...

The first primate to look like modern humans, Homo sapiens that is, was Homo erectus, an ancient hominin that evolved in Africa about 2 million years ago. H. erectus was taller than the archaic ...

Elephants have long been known to be part of the Homo erectus diet. But the significance of this specific food source, in relation to both the survival of Homo erectus and the evolution of modern ...

A 1.5-million-year-old skull suggests Homo erectus evolved through a messy transition, with multiple human forms coexisting.

Researchers say the remains are “a mosaic of primitive and derived traits never seen before.” Dental remains dating back 300,000 years, which were discovered at a well-known Chinese archaeological ...

The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million years ago. Reading time 4 minutes Most of a human face ...