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New findings help to further cement Homo Naledi cave burial theory
VIDEO 9-16-2025 |
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South Africa's Rising Star cave system is home to one of the most important discoveries in paleoanthropology.
Ancient 'hobbits' were shorter than we thought, new study reveals
8-7-2024 | 4
A detailed analysis of recently discovered fossils has revealed more about these enigmatic pint-sized humans.
The 'ape men' of Flores: could homo floresiensis still be alive today ?
2-20-2023 | 39
There have been multiple sightings of small humanoids on the island of Flores in Indonesia over the last few decades.
Ancient human skull found in China could belong to Homo erectus
12-3-2022 | 2
Dating back one million years, the remarkably intact skull has been hailed as an important find by palaeoanthropologists.
Is an ancient human ancestor hiding in Indonesia ?
4-28-2022 | 39
A controversial new book claims that the hobbit-like Homo floresiensis may not have actually gone extinct.
'Dragon Man' could be new human species
6-27-2021 | 5
Scientists in China have discovered a fossil skull belonging to what could be a totally new human species.
Humans were apex predators for 2 million years
4-12-2021 | 23
A new study has indicated that Homo sapiens dined almost exclusively on meat for over two million years.
Cannibal tooth yields oldest ever human DNA
4-7-2020 | 9
Scientists have analyzed genetic material from a tooth of an ancient human ancestor that lived 800,000 years ago.
Homo erectus lived alongside modern humans
12-26-2019 | 10
One of our ancient ancestors held on for so long that it was still around when modern humans arrived on the scene.
Cave girl was half Neanderthal, half Denisovan
8-23-2018 | 6
Scientists have identified the first known example of first-generation interbreeding between two extinct hominins.
Oldest human fossil outside Africa discovered
VIDEO 1-26-2018 | 0
A prehistoric jawbone unearthed in Israel's Misliya Cave is believed to date back up to 200,000 years.
Earliest Homo sapiens unearthed in Morocco
6-8-2017 | 8
The discovery casts doubt on the idea that modern humans evolved in a single 'cradle of humanity'.
New haul of early human skeletons revealed
5-9-2017 | 5
Researchers have unveiled details of their latest findings at an important cave site in South Africa.
Mystery human species had an advanced brain
4-24-2017 | 2
Homo naledi's brain may not have been as big as that of a modern human, but it was still sophisticated.
'Hobbits' much older than previously thought
4-21-2017 | 5
Scientists have revealed that Homo floresiensis is actually one of the earliest known forms of human.
New gloves are able to convert sign language
VIDEO 4-24-2016 | 11
Two sophomore students have invented gloves that can turn American Sign Language in to spoken words.
Were the 'hobbits' wiped out by modern man ?
3-30-2016 | 25
New evidence has indicated that Homo floresiensis may have died out shortly after homo sapiens arrived.
'Hobbits' were a distinct species after all
11-19-2015 | 13
New research has indicated that 'hobbit' remains found inside a cave actually do belong to a new species.
Palaeontologists unveil new human ancestor
VIDEO 9-10-2015 | 45
A treasure trove of bones has been found inside a hidden chamber within a cave near Johannesburg.
Earliest known human engraving discovered
12-4-2014 | 29
An engraving found on a fossilized shell is believed to have been made over 430,000 years ago.
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