The skull of Homo erectus, an ancient human ancestor, was discovered over 140,000 years after it was first buried, preserved beneath layers of silt and sand in the Madura Strait between the ...

The skull has similar facial features to those of early modern humans. The skull could potentially belong to a direct human ancestor called Homo erectus sometime between 550,000 and 750,000 years ago.

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Skull in China That Could Belong to the Homo Erectus Species The skull could belong to a human that lived between 1.1 million and 800,000 years ago. By Jace Dela Cruz ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Fragments of a Homo erectus skull were among deposits of vertebrate fossils found when the Indonesian seafloor was being dredged for a ...

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 ...

The skull has facial features that are similar to early modern humans, which scientists think began to branch away from another human ancestor known as Homo erectus sometime between 550,000 and ...

Archaeologists working in Southeast Asia recovered 140,000-year-old Homo erectus bones from an extinct human species on the ocean floor, according to new studies.

Million-year-old skull could hold key to understanding evolution, Chinese experts say By Moira Ritter January 04, 2023 1:13 PM ...

NEWS 29 November 2022 Ancient skull uncovered in China could be million-year-old Homo erectus Fieldwork is under way to excavate a rare, well-preserved specimen in central China.

Researchers reassessed the skull and found resemblances to Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens, but it didn’t exactly fit into any of these species.