A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, suggesting she was a hybrid, according to a new study. However, not everyone ...

Facial reconstructions of the prehistoric humans Homo floresiensis (left), Homo erectus (middle) and a Neanderthal (right) that are part of an upcoming five-part documentary series called "Human." ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo ...

So Homo longi was a Denisovan all along, and thanks to the remarkably well-preserved skull, we finally know what the enigmatic Denisovans actually looked like.

The researchers added that the skull’s “general morphology is closer to Homo erectus than to later encephalized species, Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.

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.

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.

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 ...

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