The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

Seeing a new kind of head ornament on a recent reproduction of the iconic Avukana Buddha statue, made me ponder how the ...

For decades, the story seemed settled: one early human species left Africa and spread across the world. But a new study ...

For years, scientists believed that Homo erectus was the first human species to venture out of Africa around 1.8 million ...

Twenty years ago, Ous Mellouli emerged as a global star from an unusual locale. The Tunisian initially established himself as a world-class performer in the 400-meter individual medley and 400 ...

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MRS. MILNE'S account of the social life and customs of the Palaungs, a people living in a northern Shan State, but quite distinct from the Shans and belonging to the Mon Kmer group, is the outcome of ...

An African hominin population that existed very early in the Homo sapiens lineage is providing new insights into humanity's ...

An international research team reports the analysis of new hominin fossils from the site of Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, ...