The problem is that the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens goes back 300,000 years, so before that woman there were many other ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left ... Both theories have their staunch defenders who cite DNA evidence - analysis of the genetic blueprint ...

Both the Neanderthals and Denisovans interbred with Homo sapiens around 50,000 years ago. While Neanderthal DNA accounts for around 2 percent of the genome of non-African modern humans ...

Gibraltar 1 has recently been sampled for ancient DNA, with the results ... Gibraltar 1, the first adult female Neanderthal skull ever discovered The final part of the gallery explores how our species ...

Female Homo neanderthalensis skull discovered at Tabun Cave at ... Perhaps Neanderthals were unable to cope with competition for resources from incoming groups of Homo sapiens. Ancient DNA began to be ...