Homo floresiensis, a primitive hominin species discovered in Late Pleistocene sediments at
Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia),,, has generated wide interest and scientific debate. A major …

High-coverage whole-genome sequence studies have so far focused on a limited number of
geographically restricted populations,,,, or been targeted at specific diseases, such as …

The origin and evolution of hominin mortuary practices are topics of intense interest and
debate,–. Human burials dated to the Middle Stone Age (MSA) are exceedingly rare in Africa …

The vertebrate lineages that would shape Mesozoic and Cenozoic terrestrial ecosystems
originated across Triassic Pangaea,,,,,,,,,–. By the Late Triassic (Carnian stage,~ 235 million …

Currently, it is widely accepted that only one hominin genus, Homo, was present in
Pleistocene Asia, represented by two species, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. Both …

The geographical origin of modern humans is the subject of ongoing scientific debate. The
'multiregional evolution'hypothesis argues that modern humans evolved semi-independently …

Humans evolved in a patchwork of semi-connected populations across Africa,;
understanding when and how these groups connected is critical to interpreting our present …

Seventeen hominoid fossils recovered from Pliocene strata at Aramis, Middle Awash,
Ethiopia make up a series comprising dental, cranial and postcranial specimens dated to …

Abstract THE Malawi Rift and Pliocene palaeofaunas, which include a hominid mandible
attributed to Homo rudolfensis, provide a biogeographical link between the better known …

Anatomically modern humans originated in Africa around 200 thousand years ago (ka) 1, 2,
3, 4. Although some of the oldest skeletal remains suggest an eastern African origin 2 …