Around 300,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans emerged in Africa, a pivotal moment in human history. Yet, the roots of this lineage stretch much further back, over six million years ...

who says that human populations in both Africa and Eurasia contributed to the evolution of anatomically modern humans (Figure 1; Wolpoff et al., 2000). Just as scientists have used mtDNA to ...

Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

suggests that behavioral modernity arose as an advantageous genetic mutation resulting in neural reorganization that spread rapidly among existing populations of anatomically modern humans perhaps ...

where one of the oldest remains of anatomically modern human was discovered. They will search for fossilized ostracods, microscopic crustacea also known as seed shrimp. After identifying the different ...