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Feb 2, 2021 · Homo heidelbergensis, a species that existed from 200,000 to 700,000 years ago, is a popular candidate. It appears that the African family tree of this species leads to Homo sapiens while a ...
- Brian Handwerk
Dec 7, 2017 · After 20 years of slow, careful excavation, the world's most complete skeleton of an ancient human ancestor has just been unveiled. It belongs to the genus Australopithecus, and it's 3.67 million years old.
Jun 7, 2017 · New dates and fossils from Jebel Irhoud in Morocco suggest that our species emerged across Africa. The new findings may help researchers sort out how these selected fossils from the past 600,000 years are related to modern humans and to one another.
This is a list of dates associated with the prehistoric peopling of the world (first known presence of Homo sapiens). The list is divided into four categories, Middle Paleolithic (before 50,000 years ago), Upper Paleolithic (50,000 to 12,500 years ago), Holocene (12,500 to 500 years ago) and Modern (Age of Sail and modern exploration).
Jan 31, 2024 · Human remains uncovered deep beneath a German castle are telling the hidden history of our ancient relatives. Until relatively recently, it was thought that our species moved across Europe gradually, slowly replacing the Neanderthals who already called the continent home.
Jan 12, 2022 · Analysis of ash from a massive volcanic eruption places the famed Omo I fossil 36,000 years back in time. Brian Handwerk. Science Correspondent.
Find out about the origin of modern humans - our species, Homo sapiens. Explore our family tree and hominin characteristics. Discover what Neanderthals looked like.
