4 December 2014 An international team of scientists has discovered the earliest known engravings from human ancestors on a 400,000 year-old fossilised shell from Java. The discovery is the earliest known example of ancient humans deliberately creating pattern. “It rewrites… Read More ›
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Perfectly preserved 1.8 million-year-old skull ‘could re-write history of human evolution’
Palaeontologists believe finds could re-write early history of human evolution Steve Connor Thursday, 17 October 2013 Scientists have revealed one of the most dramatic discoveries in human origins with a perfectly preserved fossilised skull of an ape-like man who… Read More ›
Scientists confirm there were two other species of early human beings
We weren’t alone! Scientists confirm there were two other species of early human beings Skulls from flat faced early humans found in ‘cradle of life’ near Lake Turkana in Kenya Scientists believe the new species eventually came to an… Read More ›