New research has revealed that Homo erectus in Java persisted far longer than previously believed, possibly overlapping with early Homo sapiens. Fossil evidence suggests that the species survived ...

Homo Erectus Loved Collecting Spherical Volcanic Rocks For Some Unknown Reason Curiosity is a trait that runs deep in the human lineage. Benjamin Taub. Benjamin Taub. Freelance Writer.

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ancestor of humanity thrived in arid environments, long before Homo sapiens ...

Homo erectus was also the most successful of all human species, at least so far. They survived for a staggering period of time, nearly two million years, before fading out about 110,000 years ago ...

Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia, provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fossil remains provide a unique picture of how ...

It was possible, the researchers thought, that Homo erectus had done what some other species of animals that live on remote islands have — shrunk over time in response to limited resources.

Homo naledi, the newly discovered species of early hominin announced last month, is drawing a lot of fire from paleoanthropologists. For one thing, there’s still debate over whether Homo naledi ...

Homo sapiens created the world's first known drawing on this stone about 73,000 years ago in what is now South ... a zigzag line that Homo erectus carved onto a shell 540,000 years ago in ...

Were Homo Erectus into Abstract Art? Wim Lustenhouwer/VU University Amsterdam. Zoe Li December 4, 2014 Share Share This Article. ... “But on the other hand, it is an ancient drawing.