Over 100,000 years ago, a mysterious group of ancient humans walked the lands of eastern Asia. Known as the Juluren—meaning ...

"This adaptability expands Homo erectus's potential range into the Saharo-Sindian region across Africa and into similar environments in Asia." ...

Fossil remains of Homo erectus have since been found throughout Africa and Asia, making it the first wide-ranging hominid. Despite the primitive appearance of its skull, the erectus skeleton is ...

A rare Denisovan jawbone found off Taiwan confirms these ancient human relatives once lived across much of Asia.

while Australians may have descended from the Homo erectus population in South East Asia. Both theories have their staunch defenders who cite DNA evidence - analysis of the genetic blueprint ...

while Australians may have descended from the Homo erectus population in South East Asia. Both theories have their staunch defenders who cite DNA evidence - analysis of the genetic blueprint ...

Some co-existed with modern humans in Asia and Europe as recently as 40,000 years ago. Who these relatives were, and how they lived, is the subject of the next part of the gallery. Scientifically ...

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce. On March 12, researchers announced the discovery of a new fossil from the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fragments of human facial bones that surfaced in northern Spain have been found to be 1.1 to 1.4 ...

Homo erectus arose around 2 million years ago and moved from Africa to regions of Asia and Europe, with the last individuals dying out around 100,000 years ago, said Potts. It can be challenging ...

While experts haven’t confirmed Pink’s exact hominin species just yet, they may belong to our famous evolutionary relative, Homo erectus. Hominins began migrating into Eurasia at least 1.8 ...

Homo erectus, which lived up until at least 250,000 ... considered to be the crossroads between Asia and Africa, Professor Herries said. "Some people think that Europe was occupied from the ...