Some propose they descended from Homo erectus, an early human ancestor known ... come from the Mata Menge site, a location already famous for yielding valuable clues about the enigmatic Homo ...

Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found - half of all the world's known hominid fossils. Inhabited for the past one and a half million years, ...

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old.

A chance encounter or simply crossing paths? The fossil footprints, studied by an international team, reveal a time when Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei shared the same habitat. These ...

Because of its location, the team estimates that Pink ... whereas Pink’s facial features are more primitive, resembling Homo erectus, particularly in its flat and underdeveloped nasal structure ...

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...