These adaptations happened during what scientists call the Middle Pleistocene Transition, roughly 1.2 to 0.8 million years ago. It was a ... challenge these early humans had to face.

The journey of human ancestors from Africa to other parts of the world has long fascinated scientists. Recent evidence from Romania suggests this migration began earlier than previously believed.

"We reveal how early humans -- known as hominins ... around the world shows Homo erectus adapted at least 1.2 million years ago -- long before our species, Homo sapiens, emerged.

Tanzania — a key early hominin archaeological site. The authors report that between approximately 1.2 million and 1 million years ago, semi-desert conditions persisted in the area with ...

More than a million years ago, long before our species Homo sapiens emerged, early humans adapted to desert ... “It’s not a one-time camp. “There is thickness to the accumulation of ...

There is considerable debate on when early humans developed the ability ... during the Middle Pleistocene Transition between 1.2 and 0.8 million years ago. At Engaji Nanyori in Oldupai Gorge ...

The new study revealed that the ancient jaw named SK 15 was originally unearthed in 1949 in a South African cave known as ...

Paranthropus capensis, a “gorilla-like” human relative that lived in southern Africa some 1.4 million years ago. A new study focuses on a hominin jawbone known as SK 15 that was unearthed in 1949 at ...

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