Fossils once thought to represent the oldest dated Homo sapiens remains are now categorized as a subspecies of Homo sapiens: Idaltu. This raises the question: Are they a new subspecies or merely ...

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

The Omo Kibish site, a geological formation in southwestern Ethiopia, saw the discovery of Homo sapiens fossils in 1967 by renowned palaeoanthropologist Richard Leakey.

Ancient scavengers of the beached beasts turned their bones into implements that spread across a large area, researchers say.

Modern humans (Homo sapiens) appear to have arrived on the island by about 46,000 years ago, and a possible extension of the hobbits’ presence on Flores suggests that they might have encountered ...

In the summer of 2021, a team of five Chinese researchers stirred up some controversy by suggesting that an unusual skull ...

These Homo sapiens – nomadic hunter-gatherers who populated Western Europe between 11,000 and 35,000 years ago – carry with them a leather rucksack containing objects of value: mostly flint cores and ...

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

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Human and animal bones were found inside the 1,500-year-old Bromeswell bucket. A double-sided comb was also discovered. Human and animal bones were found inside the 1,500-year-old Bromeswell bucket.