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 ...

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

A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated by ancient humans that today are submerged under water due to sea-level ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

The original evolution of hominins (modern humans and their evolutionary ancestors since the split with other great apes) took place in Africa about 7 million years ago, based on the fossil record.

Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, which caused them to "fall outside the range of genetic variation" seen in modern-day people, a new genetic study reveals. The finding ...

Reference map showing natural features cited, cities, and known routes connecting the Nile River, Foul Bay, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea throughout history. LAWRENCE — A University of ...