Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs ...

A groundbreaking discovery in paleoanthropology has uncovered evidence that Homo erectus, one of our earliest human ancestors, coexisted with another distinct proto-human species, Paranthropus boisei, ...

Photograph by T.W. Plummer, J.S. Oliver, and E. M. Finestone, Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project Previously, the earliest Oldowan tools were 2.6 million years old, from the Afar region of ...

A25 - Reaching Back in Our History: How Paleoanthropology Professionals Interact with Hominin Remains Share: Mentor: John Schaefer, Ph.D. How do professionals in paleoanthropology and adjacent to the ...

In short, you can describe her as the earliest child ever discovered in the history of paleoanthropology. It's a skeleton that is more complete than Lucy and lived 150,000 years before Lucy, a ...

Discussion on decolonizing paleoanthropology and the current western-centric focus of the field of study. The Book Haul bringing a mobile bookstore to West Valley. Avian flu affecting Hickman’s ...

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different ...

Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different ...