The partial skull bears many similarities to Homo erectus, but there are also some anatomical differences, said study co-author Rosa Huguet, an archaeologist at the Catalan Institute of Human ...

“It’s not like the Dmanisi fossils, which are older, and it’s not like the younger Homo sapien-like anatomy of Homo antecessor. It’s something in between,” said Rodrigo Lacruz, a ...

This raises the possibility that Homo erectus was present in Western Europe at least 1.4 million years ago, making it the true pioneer of human expansion into the region. The fossil, consisting of ...

A fossil leopard lower jawbone next to a skull fragment of a juvenile Paranthropus ... South Africa around 2 million years ago, alongside Homo ergaster, a direct ancestor of today’s people.

The skull, however, almost fully mirrored a Homo sapien, particularly the teeth and inner ears. At the same time, a pitted occipital region again recalled Neanderthals. While interbreeding between ...

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Not only that, the couple had a trophy of their own, the skull of a green sea turtle, and it was with them aboard that very plane. The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with ...

Latheef's body was found on a chair in the drawing room with his skull shattered in pieces. Latheef's wife, Sajitha, was allegedly attacked from behind by the accused while in the kitchen ...

The skulls of Viking-age Swedes, dated between the 10th and 12th centuries, suggest the population of the time was suffering from a wide variety of ailments. Researchers from the University of ...

Police said Afan allegedly struck Latheef on the head with a hammer more than 20 times, literally shattering his skull. Latheef's body was found on a chair in the drawing room. A neighbour ...

In the fossil-rich sands of the Faiyum Oasis in Egypt, archaeologists have uncovered one of the most complete skulls ever found from a formidable family of predators that roamed the Earth roughly ...