A fossilized skull discovered in central China and dated to roughly 1 million years old has upended the timeline of human ...

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The findings have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.

Scientists have digitally reconstructed a 1 million-year-old skull unearthed in China. The analysis potentially shakes up ...

A new analysis of a million-year-old skull from China challenges the long-held assumption that Homo erectus was our ancestor.

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 ...

The significant push back in the date of origin of modern-day humans is notable. It indicates that, in the last 800,000 years, most large-brained humans can be traced to just five major branches: ...

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A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now ...

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Digital reconstructions of a million-year-old skull uncovered in China could potentially rewrite the origin story of early humans.