Homo erectus adapted to these conditions at least ... study author Dr Abel Shikoni of the University of Dodoma. The reconstruction of the conditions at Engaji Nanyori during the Middle Pleistocene ...

Dr Vasile Ersek was part of a team of researchers who made a discovery which pushed back the date of early human ancestors' arrival in Europe ...

Over a million years ago, Homo erectus defied the extreme conditions of African deserts. A recent study reveals how this ancestor of humanity thrived in arid environments, long before Homo sapiens.

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As a paleontologist, I traveled in May 2023 to the Indonesian islands of the Riau Archipelago, just south of Singapore, as part of an ongoing quest for evidence of Homo erectus, one of our oldest ...

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New evidence reveals Homo erectus mastered survival in Tanzania’s ancient deserts, proving they were adaptable generalists long before modern humans emerged. Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Image ...

ur ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were the first ...

PARIS, France - Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were ...