Human Beginnings Archive

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent study has unveiled a remarkable collection of 27 fossilized bones, crafted into hand tools by human ancestors approximately 1.5 million years

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com -  Paranthropus robustus was a prehistoric human species that inhabited South Africa around 2 million years ago, coexisting with Homo ergaster, a direct ancestor

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Light eyes, hair, and skin are believed to have evolved multiple times as Homo sapiens moved out of Africa. In areas with lower UV

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A recent study has provided new insights into the behavioral complexity of Palaeolithic hominins by examining incised stone artifacts from the Levantine Middle

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered new evidence of early hominin activity in Europe, indicating that hominins were present on the continent much earlier than previously

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – No evidence of meat consumption inhuman ancestors like Australopithecus, shows a new research published in the scientific journal Science. Left:  One of

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A recent archaeological study conducted along the Jordan River banks, south of northern Israel's Hula Valley, provides new insights into the dietary habits

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - After modern humans migrated from Africa, they encountered and interbred with Neanderthals, leading to the presence of approximately 2–3% Neanderthal DNA in the genomes

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Inside the Maltravieso Cave in Spain, researchers have carefully examined several fascinating ancient rock paintings. Dating cave art is typically challenging because mineral-based

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  A groundbreaking proposal from a University of Hawaii researcher suggests the discovery of a potential new human species, Homo juluensis, which could include

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - Focaccia is a flat, leavened bread that is oven-baked and originates from Italy. Known as a precursor to pizza, focaccia ranks among Italy's oldest

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scattered throughout the Namib Desert is a significant collection of stone tools, largely unrecognized due to challenging access conditions. The region has scarce roads

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A comprehensive study examining fossil human teeth from Ice Age Europe has revealed significant insights into how climate change affected prehistoric human populations.

Jan Bartek -  AncientPages.com - The archaeological site of Atapuerca, situated in northern Spain's Burgos province, is a significant location for studying early human history. Recent excavations have

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The timing of the first human arrival in the Americas has been a subject of intense scientific debate for years. However, a scientist affiliated

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A significant archaeological discovery was made during excavations in the 1950s at the Dziadowa Skala Cave in the Czestochowa Upland region of southern

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New research conducted by the University of Sydney provides valuable insights into the migration patterns of the First Peoples of Australia and New

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It is becoming increasingly clear that Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens shared a lot more similarities than we initially thought. A recent study has

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers have discovered stone tools bound together by a multi-component adhesive, providing further substantiation of the intellectual capacity of Neanderthals. These artifacts represent

AncientPages.com - The period between 50,000 to 40,000 years ago saw a crucial biological and cultural transformation for humans: this was the time when local groups of Neanderthals

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - For more than 50 years, dental anthropologists have studied variation in the shape of human teeth to study the patterns of migration that