The fragmented Maba 1 skull, which had previously been described as belonging to a Neanderthal, is not so Neanderthal after all. Researchers reassessed the skull and found resemblances to Homo ...

These human ancestors weren’t as lonely as experts thought Researchers uncovered Homo erectus skull fragments within 176.5 million cubic feet of sand. Andrew Paul May 16, 2025 2:01 PM EDT ...

Fragmentary left skull bones alongside a 3D recreation of the right side of the face of H. aff. erectus from Sima del Elefante, Spain.© Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA / Elena Santos / CENIEH ...

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.

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 rare homo erectus “Yunxian Man” skull was unearthed after more than six months, Chinese experts said. The skull remains intact.

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 ...

The skull was found in May, but it took experts until Dec. 3 to safely and completely excavate it. Previously, two damaged ancient homo erectus skulls were found at the site in 1989 and 1990, the ...

But the Homo erectus skull, dating back 1.55 million years, was slightly older than the Homo habilis jawbone, which was found to be 1.44 million years old, the scientists said. "CHANGED STORY" ...

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. It is most similar to other ...

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