Researchers at the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa, famous for the discovery of ‘Little Foot’ and a ream of other ancient hominin remains, have yielded dating results that could overturn the evolutionary timeline for groups of human ancestors. Read more Section: News Evolution & Human Origins Read Later Source Views: 0
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Arabian Peninsula Was a Hotbed of Hominin Cultures 400,000 Years Ago
Three things that we’ve heard before ad nauseam – climate change, human migration, and Africa being the cradle of modern humans. Combining all of them together is a fascinating new study which shows that prehistoric climate change repeatedly affected and caused pockets of human migration into the Arabian Peninsula over the last 400,000 years. Exploring […]
5.7-Million-Year-Old Hominin Footprints Challenge Human Evolutionary Timeline
If the discoveries over the past few decades have told us anything, it’s that the evolution of humans is anything but simple. Now, a new discovery on the Mediterranean island of Crete might be about to put yet another cat among those pigeons, as researchers claim that hominin footprints found on the island date back […]
5.7 Million-Year-Old Hominin Footprints Challenge Human Evolutionary Timeline
A new discovery on the Mediterranean island of Crete might be about to put yet another cat among those pigeons, as researchers claim that hominin footprints found on the island date back some 5.7 million years. by Josh Davis, guest author If the discoveries over the past few decades have told us anything, it’s that […]