A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain ...

Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut ...

Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

The Spanish team says the latest remains are more primitive than Homo antecessor but bear a resemblance to Homo erectus.

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

Archaeologists have discovered fossilized facial bones of an ancient human race which lived roughly 1.4 million years ago, ...

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

A group of scientists have discovered the jaw bone of an ancient human species that lived about 1.4 million years ago. The ...

Homo erectus first appeared in Africa roughly 1.9 million years ago, with body proportions similar to modern people. Homo antecessor also had modern body proportions as well as modern-looking ...