Early Homo sapiens expanded into Europe 300,000 years ago
Did range expansion leave early modern Europeans genetically indistinguishable from Neanderthals?
Articles about human evolution, including Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, Denisovans, Homo erectus, Australopithecus, and other early hominins.
Did range expansion leave early modern Europeans genetically indistinguishable from Neanderthals?
Compassion and violence at iconic Neanderthal site.
Researchers find genetic signatures of ‘ghost’ and ‘super-archaic’ lineages.
vidence for cultural mortuary practices of Homo naledi.
But should we be surprised?
Study of faunal remains suggests garments with fur trim were made only by modern humans.
Malignant tumour found in a 1.7 m-year-old metatarsal.
Evidence found of genetic incompatibility.
Flores ‘hobbits’ died out 50,000 years ago, much earlier than originally believed.
Study demonstrates multiple encounters with Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Study shows how dietary changes and stone tools enabled reductions in size of teeth, jaws and gut.
Not all ‘imported’ genes were beneficial.