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Greek skull fragments
News Anthropology
A Greek skull may belong to the oldest human found outside of Africa
Humans possibly reached southeastern Europe by 210,000 years ago.
By Bruce Bower | 1:00pm, July 10, 2019
crescent moon
Essay | Anthropology
Ancient humans used the moon as a calendar in the sky
By Rebecca Boyle | 8:00am, July 09, 2019
Philistine child
News in Brief | Anthropology
Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Philistines
By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, July 03, 2019
elongated skull from China
News | Anthropology
East Asians may have been reshaping their skulls 12,000 years ago
By Bruce Bower | 6:00am, July 03, 2019
Ethiopia archaeological site
News | Anthropology
Hominids may have been cutting-edge tool makers 2.6 million years ago
By Bruce Bower | 3:00pm, June 03, 2019
modern African herders in Tanzania
News in Brief | Anthropology
Africa’s first herders spread pastoralism by mating with foragers
By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, May 30, 2019
teeth
News | Anthropology
Fossil teeth push the human-Neandertal split back to about 1 million years ago
By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, May 15, 2019
jaw bone
News | Anthropology
A jawbone shows Denisovans lived on the Tibetan Plateau long before humans
By Bruce Bower | 1:00pm, May 01, 2019
Tokyo
Reviews & Previews | Anthropology
‘Cities’ reveals common ground between ancient and modern urban life
By Bruce Bower | 5:00am, April 16, 2019
Philippines cave
News | Anthropology
A new hominid species has been found in a Philippine cave, fossils suggest
By Bruce Bower | 1:00pm, April 10, 2019
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