Homo sapiens are the last surviving members of ... We tend to think of the human evolution timeline as being perfectly linear ...

This finding significantly extends the known timeline of the Homo sapiens lineage by more than 100,000 years. These discoveries help bridge gaps in the fossil record and challenge existing ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

A partial skull found in a cave in Southern Greece is the earliest evidence of the presence of Homo sapiens outside of Africa ...

Our Human Evolution gallery explores the origins of Homo sapiens, tracing our lineage since it split from that of our closest living relatives, the chimpanzee and the bonobo. Gallery developer Jenny ...

Homo sapiens, over two million years. But fossil bones found in 2000 near Lake Turkana in Kenya are changing that view, says University College London's Fred Spoor, a lead author of the study.

Around 100,000 years ago, a group of Homo sapiens-like humans buried five of their dead at Timshenet cave, along with grave goods consisting of animal remains and chunks of red ochre. At the same ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...