Yet, Homo erectus not only survived but also thrived in this setting. Homo erectus developed sophisticated techniques to exploit available resources. Stone tools, including bifaces and scrapers, ...

As a paleontologist, I traveled in May 2023 to the Indonesian islands of the Riau Archipelago, just south of Singapore, as part of an ongoing quest for evidence of Homo erectus, one of our oldest ...

An excavation site at Olorgesailie reveals stone artifacts found in the sand and silt ... Opuka says the artifacts found at ...

Advanced stone tool strategies: Researchers found that Homo erectus utilized Acheulean tools, including bifacial handaxes and cleavers, strategically sourcing raw materials from distant locations ...

The prehistoric human skull found in the Petralona Cave in Northern Greece challenges the Out of Africa theory of the origin of Homo sapiens ...

Homo erectus was able to adapt to and survive ... and developing specialized stone tools such as scrapers and notched tools (known as denticulates), which the authors suggest were probably used ...

From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that ...

Homo erectus had longer legs ... erectus fossils, as well as stone tools and fossilized grains of pollen. Researchers carefully analyzed these artifacts, as well as rocks, butchered animal ...

and stone tools – to map out life in the distant past. A detailed analysis of these remnants was used to recreate the climate and activity of a direct ancestor of modern humans, Homo erectus. The ...

“Now extinct, Homo erectus existed more than an estimated 1.5 million years ... Researchers uncovered specialized stone tools such as scrapers and a notched tool – known as denticulates. According to ...

At a site called Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania, researchers have found evidence that one of our early ancestors, Homo erectus ... Researchers found over 22,000 stone tools and 43,000 animal bones ...

For example, the archeological data shows that groups of Homo erectus repeatedly returned to live in locations with freshwater availability such as ponds and developed specialized stone tools.