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Yunxian Homo Erectus Skulls Re-Dated to About 1.77 Million Years

Cosmogenic burial dating produced the age estimate, prompting independent experts to seek further verification.

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Anchor African Ancestors Near Modern Human Roots

Digital Reconstruction of 1.5-Million-Year-Old Ethiopian Skull Redraws Early Homo Erectus Picture

Prolonged Drought Tied to ‘Hobbit’ Disappearance on Flores, New Study Finds

Study Finds Selective Exocannibalism of Non-Local Neanderthals at Belgium’s Goyet Caves

New Model Recasts Neanderthal 'Extinction' as Genetic Absorption Into Modern Humans

Kenyan Site Shows 300,000 Years of Oldowan Toolmaking Through Climate Shifts

Kenyan Site Reveals 300,000 Years of Early Oldowan Toolmaking

First Paranthropus Boisei Hand Reveals Human-Like Dexterity With Gorilla-Like Power

Study Finds Early Humans in Italy Butchered Straight‑Tusked Elephants and Turned Bones Into Tools

Portugal’s First Neanderthal Footprints Point to Coastal Living and Hunting Tactics

eLife Paper Revives Case for Homo Naledi Burials Deep in Rising Star Caves

New Dating Sets Petralona Skull’s Minimum Age at 286,000 Years, Undercutting Older Claims

New Study Finds Early Hominins Transported Toolstone Over 13 Kilometers

Geochemical Study Reveals 13-Kilometer Toolstone Transport by Hominids

Neighboring Neanderthal Groups Butchered Prey in Distinct Local Traditions

Neanderthals’ 125,000-Year-Old “Fat Factory” Confirmed as First Large-Scale Bone-Grease Operation

Harbin 'Dragon Man' Skull Identified as First Complete Denisovan Cranium

Neanderthals Traveled 2,000 Miles Across Eurasia Using River Valleys