The DAN5 Homo erectus cranium found at the site in Gona, Ethiopia. Michael J. Rogers, Southern Connecticut State University "At each site, we found H. erectus cranial fossils in direct association ...

Homo erectus could run long distances despite being 'built like a rugby player' and having a 'wide, deep chest' like Neanderthals, study reveals Natural History Museum researchers examined ribcage ...

According to Science News, evidence of humans in Indonesia extends no earlier than 73,000 years ago. H. erectus last existed on Java at least 35,000 years prior to that, study coauthor Russell ...

The first modern humans, Homo sapiens, to arrive in Europe and Asia migrated north out of Egypt around 55,000 years ago, according to new genetic research. The study has answered a long standing ...

The Homo erectus fossil was discovered in 2011 due to a large construction project in the Madura Strait. However, it wasn't until this month that scientists published the findings in the journal ...

Here, Homo erectus could have survived until as recently as 108,000 years ago. Homo erectus was one of humanity’s first success stories.

Homo erectus died out when the climate changed from woodland to rain forest. Homo erectus, or the first humans to walk upright, lived longer than we previously thought, according to new research ...

Homo erectus lived between about 1.89 million years to 110,000 years ago. It is the longest surviving of our human ancestors, and is credited as the earliest hominin to have modern human-like ...

Homo erectus walked as we do 1.5-million-year-old footprints provide window to the life of Homo erectus Date: July 12, 2016 Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Summary: Researchers have recently ...

Homo erectus in Ethiopia used mostly basalt rocks for their weapons, though on rare occasions it appears the species shaped animal bones too. Another recent study suggests that Homo erectus also ...

Using high-resolution dating methods, scientists confirmed the fossil cranium is at least 2 million years old, which means Homo erectus shared the African continent with at least two other hominin ...

National Lampoon has acquired worldwide rights to Adam Rifkin's "Homo Erectus." The prehistoric comedy, the film, written and directed by Rifkin, stars Rifkin and Ali Larter.