A recent archaeological discovery in China is shaking the foundations of human history, challenging long-held beliefs about ...

This is the account of the discovery of a skull that has the potential to change what we know about human evolution, and a suppression and cover-up which followed. In 1959, in an area called ...

An evolutionary biologist has challenged the long-held theory that suggests the first humans emerged from African. Dr Huan Shi, from China, proposed evolution began in East Asia where fossils ...

Learn more about Ardipithecus ramidus and how their ankle bone paints a better picture of how our ancestors transitioned from ...

Introduction. Rethinking the human revolution: Eurasian and African perspectives / Paul Mellars -- pt. 1. Biological and demographic perspectives on modern human origins. The origin and dispersal of ...

For two and a half years, the "Cradle of Humankind" has been closed. Now, the caves deemed by scientists to hold the key to understanding where humans came from, are open again to anyone visiting ...

Trace the remarkable origin story of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species. Where did humans come from, and what makes us unique? Discover the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens ...

People have always avoided conflict, and guarded their independence, by striking out for greener pastures. Land-farers spread ...

All of the remains had been unethically exhumed between 1868 and 1924 and left to Glasgow - as items to study - by university ...