A recent study published in the journal L’anthropologie provides new data on one of the most fascinating mysteries of human evolution: how we developed mathematical thinking, that is, the ability to ...

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.

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Bone fragments from Homo erectus have emerged that shed new light on humans' ancestry in Southeast Asia from the last Ice Age.

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 ...

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.

Researchers uncovered Homo erectus skull fragments within 176.5 million cubic feet of sand.

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 ...

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Archeologists unearthed fossilized facial bone fragments in the Sima del Elefante cave near Spain's Atapuerca Mountains that may represent a previously unknown species — making it the oldest ...

Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage - a ...

Science Archaeology 1.4-million-year-old bones deepen mystery of who reached Europe first 'Pink' may have been a member of the Homo erectus family. Andrew Paul Mar 12, 2025 12:00 PM EDT ...