A Homo erectus skullcap found northwest of Johannesburg in South Africa has been identified as the oldest to date, in research published in Science. The hominin is a direct ancestor of modern humans, ...

Homo erectus skulls from China’s Yunxian archaeological site revealed ages close to two million years—a million years older than previously believed.

Homo habilis is explored as one of the earliest species in the Homo genus, dating to roughly 2.3 million years ago. Fossils from East Africa and associated stone tool evidence are used to explain its ...

A fossil cranium, which is around 1 million years old and was initially believed to belong to Homo erectus, is now thought to be part of the Asian longi clade, closely linked to the Denisovans, which ...

Thu, March 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC Debates about how soon the species trekked as far as East Asia, however, have persisted. Now, though, skulls that were unearthed decades ago may finally be presenting ...