Romania is making strides in the archaeological world after new evidence confirmed the presence of ancient hominins in the ...

Learn more about how Homo erectus may have adapted to dryer, arid conditions before Homo sapiens.

The research challenges the long-held belief that only Homo sapiens had the capacity to thrive in extreme environments.

Archeological findings have surpassed previous records set by Spain and Turkey with this region now being named the oldest ...

A recent scientific paper published in the Nature Communications journal revealed evidence of “hominin activity” dating back ...

Recent research has revealed that early human ancestors, specifically Homo erectus, thrived in extreme desert conditions over ...

As pioneers of human migration, Homo erectus became the first of our ancestors to leave Africa, spreading into Asia and possibly southern Europe. They were also technological innovators, developing ...

Based on an analysis of climate models and pollen data, the researchers concluded that the migration of Homo erectus to Europe occurred during three possible interglacial warm periods — i.e., between ...

Two pulses of genetic admixture indicate more than one migration event of modern humans ... these tracks were most likely left by Homo erectus, the earliest hominin with a gait essentially the ...