Fragments of a partial skull unearthed in a cave in northern Spain have revealed a previously unknown population of ancient ...

A new study by Dr. Margherita Mussi, published in Quaternary International, highlights how naturally occurring basalt spheres ...

Early Homo sapiens shared the planet with other human species like Neanderthals and Homo erectus, but gradually ... origins expert at the Natural History Museum, explains: “These finds currently ...

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old.

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus, a species well-known from ... in human evolution at London’s Natural History Museum, said the discovery was a “very important find.” ...

The spheres, made from volcanic basalt and lapilli, were discovered across eight archaeological sites in Melka Kunture, dated ...

Individual museums occasionally returned artefacts ... but the remains of "Java man", the first known specimen of Homo erectus, considered a missing link between modern humans and apes.

The find is significant as it shows similarities to Homo erectus, adding crucial information ... a paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History, who was not involved in the study.

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found ...