Instead, various traits we associate with anatomically modern humans probably appeared in a type of “mosaic evolution” that Neanderthals also seem to have exhibited. Modern humankind “wasn ...

An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot. A study says it may have had symbolic ...

Modern humans wandered in from the southeast and found a continent already home to a very different kind of human: the ...

The background — Here’s what we do know: Modern humans appeared in Europe at least 45,000 years ago Neanderthals disappeared from Europe around 40,000 years ago What’s not well-understood is ...

Modern humans appear to be a genetic mixture with approximately 80% ancestry from one ancient population and 20% from another. This mixing occurred long before today’s distinct human populations ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

Recent fossil evidence suggests modern humans and Neanderthals may have co-existed for as long as 6,000 years. But currently, it is difficult to establish when the two species first appeared and ...

The Role of Global Networks in Human Evolution What has changed are the increasingly larger and more global networks in which we live. “Much of the difference between our ancient, simple ...

What's the oldest fossil evidence humans have for our species ... As there are archaeological examples of modern cognition, such as tools and art, that appear around the same time as Jebel ...

While the exact details are unclear, he explained, the prevailing belief for the last 20 years has been that modern humans first appeared in Africa some 200,000–300,000 years ago, descended from ...

Although both early modern human and Neanderthal populations appear to have practiced female exogamy, where female mates were chosen from outside closely related groups, early modern humans appear ...