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Stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins

A stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia shows that early Homo and a previously unknown Australopithecus species lived together around 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago. The find overtur...

Physicist Overstates the “Gradual” Nature of Human Origins in the Fossil Record

We’ve gone back and forth with Dr. Barr many times in the past. Mainstream paleoanthropologists acknowledge that the origin of humans is sudden and abrupt. Source

DNA research just rewrote the origin of human species

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral population in Africa. By analyzing genetic data from di...

Not Out of Context: Comments on Hawks et al. (2000)

The lead author is John Hawks, a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who has a popular blog on paleoanthropology. Source

Human Evolution Quote: Grok, Is This True?

People are always welcome to change their views in response to what they feel is convincing new evidence. Source

Ancient tooth proteins suggest Homo erectus may have left a genetic legacy in people today

For most of the 20th century, the model of human origins was a tree: with the trunk dividing into branches, and then twigs. Each species of human relative (hominin) was a neat, sin...

It Was Technology, Not the Human Mind, that Advanced

At one time, we were encouraged to interpret ancient humans as a long, slow, Darwinian ascent of man. But maybe that didn’t really happen. Source

Ethiopia’s Afar Rift Reveals How Humans Lived — and Died — 100,000 Years Ago

Learn more about the ancient remains of three Homo sapiens and how they may have died in the Afar Rift of Ethiopia. 

Let’s Catch Up with the Neanderthals!

Remember the famous Neanderthal brain that was supposed to be inferior to the modern one, rendering them the big, dumb brutes of legend? Source

New Clues About A Potential Connection Between East Asian H. erectus And Denisovans

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered new...

This Egyptian discovery could rewrite humans origin history; scientists say we have been looking in the wrong place

Ancient DNA Shatters the Simple Story of Europe’s Origins

Ancient genomes from northwest Europe show that farming, foraging, migration, and marriage shaped prehistory in ways far more complex than earlier models suggested. When ancient DN...

Stone Age Mystery: DNA Reveals Ancient Population Wipeout in France

A genetic study of a prehistoric burial site near Paris reveals a sharp break between two populations, suggesting a major decline followed by the arrival of new groups from distant...

Genetic origins of language may predate modern humans splitting from Neanderthals, a new study suggests

A new study links genetic regions that predate the divergence of modern humans and Neanderthals to language

On the trail of primates, past and present, in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park

Scientists hope fieldwork here will reveal clues to human evolution and adaptation.

Ανατροπή στην ανθρώπινη εξέλιξη: Τρεις σκελετοί Homo sapiens αποκαλύπτουν άγνωστες πρακτικές θανάτου

Η περιοχή Middle Awash αποτελεί σπάνιο θησαυρό ευρημάτων, προσφέροντας στοιχεία για τη ζωή πριν 100.000 χρόνια

Ancient DNA Reveals Family Was Not Always About Blood and May Redefine Kinship

Learn how ancient DNA and archaeogenetics are reshaping what we know about family and revealing that kinship in early societies was often built through shared lives, not just share...

In Eastern Africa, the Cradle of Humankind Is Tearing Apart

Researchers have found that Earth’s underlying crust in the Turkana Rift region has been significantly thinned, presaging Africa’s eventual breakup—and with that finding, the resea...

Humans and Chimpanzees Have Surprisingly Similar Wrists — Both May Trace Back to a Knuckle-Walking Ancestor

Learn about the similarities between the wrist bones of humans and African apes, which may point to shared knuckle-walking roots. 

Meyer, Knowles: The Evolutionary Mystery of Language

If languages evolve in the familiar Darwinian manner, you would expect there to be a range of sophistication levels across the spectrum of human languages. Source

Cradle of Humankind in Eastern Africa Is Tearing Apart

In the heart of Eastern Africa lies the Turkana Rift, a geological marvel and a veritable treasure trove for paleoanthropologists seeking clues to humanity’s distant past. Stretchi...

160,000 Years Ago, Hominins in China Were Far More Advanced Than We Thought

New findings from central China are reshaping our understanding of early human innovation. An international team of researchers has identified evidence of advanced stone tool techn...

400,000-Year-Old Proteins Reveal a Surprise Twist in The Human Family Tree

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Ancient Tooth Proteins Reveal Possible Link Between <em>Homo erectus</em>, Denisovans, and Modern Humans

Learn how proteins from six Homo erectus teeth, collected using a less invasive method, are helping fill key gaps in our understanding of this ancient human ancestor.