New research suggests the origins of modern humans may have begun by the sea in southern Africa 70,000 years ago.

An adult skull fragment from the Drimolen cave confirms Homo erectus lived in South Africa 2 million years ago, about 200,000 ...

Armed with strategy, language, and fire, Homo sapiens pushed into every corner of the world. Rivals vanished—only they ...

Plenty of people hate the Out of Africa theory because it demonstrates we are one people, with far more in common than our ...

It has now been identified as the oldest adult Homo erectus specimen found in Africa. Catalogued as DNH 127, the fragment ...

Until now, however, the earliest evidence of Homo erectus at Drimolen came from DNH 134, a child who was between two and four years old. Because the specimen was so young, researchers could not be ...

Carl and Linda Plover bring a new installment of their vibrant spoken word and raucous music, and their first on vinyl, ...

A 3D reconstruction has revealed the face of a man who lived 315,000 years ago. The early Homo sapiens skull was discovered ...

Archaeologists identified hominin fossils in South Africa, including a 2-million-year-old adult Homo erectus fossil.

Digital reconstruction suggests an early human from Morocco may have looked remarkably similar to people today.

La Trobe archaeologists have described 18 new hominin fossils, including a second Homo erectus skull fragment that confirms ...

Dr Tebogo Makhubela’s ongoing research into hominid fossil-bearing deposits from the Cradle of Humankind Unesco World ...