These Early Humans Lived 300,000 Years Ago—But Had Modern Faces. Some modern human traits evolved earlier, and across wider swaths of Africa, than once thought.

The maxilla analyzed in the study. Credit: J. Braga et al. These new fossils change the picture because they allow us to glimpse how very young humans grew two million years ago, revealing highly ...

The Oldowan stones are believed to be the oldest known examples of stone tool industry in the world. Their development around 2-3 million years ago represents a significant moment in our ...

Farmers Dug Up a Skull Unlike Any Human Ancestor Ryan Somma from Occoquan, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The fragmented Maba 1 skull, which had previously been described as belonging to a Neanderthal, is not so Neanderthal after all.