The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

A nearly-complete adult jawbone, a partial adult jawbone, the jawbone of a child, a vertebrae and some teeth were discovered.

The way Sahaleanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone ...

Ancient fossils from Moroccan caves, dated with rare precision, offer rare insight into early human evolution.

Genetic evidence suggests the last shared ancestor of present-day humans, as well as ancient Neanderthals and Denisovans, ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

Fossils discovered in a quarry cave in Morocco and dated to roughly 773,000 years ago are offering scientists a rare glimpse ...

RABAT, January 8. /TASS/. Fossilized bone fragments of hominids who might be a common ancestor of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals have been unearthed in Morocco.

A trio of jawbones, a leg bone, and a handful of vertebrae and teeth found in Morocco may represent one of the last common ...

A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

Between roughly 600,000 and one million years ago, Africa’s fossil record goes strangely quiet. Genetic evidence suggests ...