According to information, analyzed with a new technique, first humans were in danger of extinction 900,000 years ago. They survived in a group of only 1280 people.
Category: Anthropology
A skull discovered in China suggests a different kind of humans
A 300,000 year old skull has been found in China and reek features of both humans and more distantly related hominids.
Earliest signs of modern humans unearthed in Southeast Asia
Two recent findings, indicate that modern humans may have arrived in mainland Southeast Asia far earlier than previously believed.
How did adaptations to living in cold climates favor social evolution?
Scientists have found answers to how a species’ long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold climate changes its social evolution.
Neanderthals produced synthetic material through underground distillation
The scientists matched several birch tar production processes to the chemical byproducts discovered on prehistoric Neanderthals implements.
Emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa
Our species first appeared in Africa more than 300,000 years ago.
300,000 year old human footprints found in Germany
Three fossil human footprints of Homo Heidelbergensis discovered among prehistoric elephant tracks at the Schöningen site in Lower Saxony.
Groundbreaking research on Neanderthal teeth
According to a recent study, strange bacteria discovered in Neanderthal teeth may one day help in the creation of novel medications.
Digesta, newly discovered food source of Ice Age people
Research at the University of Michigan has found that Ice Age food theories and models fail to take into account an important source of calories and carbohydrates.
Do you want to see the recreated face of an Egyptian man who lived 35,000 years ago?
The oldest known Homo sapiens skeleton in Egypt has been reconstructed by Brazilian researchers using a technique called photogrammetry.