Evolution

New Fossil Analysis Has Just Re-Written The Human Evolution Timeline

New Fossil Analysis Has Just Re-Written The Human Evolution Timeline

Evolution, Fossils

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – New dating analysis of existing human remains found worldwide has raised questions about some of our current histories of human evolution. The existence of early Homo sapiens in Europe was over 150,000 years earlier than first thought. Homo neanderthalensis cranium from the Tabun Cave Israel. Credit: NhM – Right: Tabun Cave, […]

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Unusual 300,000-Year-Old Jawbone May Belong To An Unknown Vanished Human Lineage

Unusual 300,000-Year-Old Jawbone May Belong To An Unknown Vanished Human Lineage

Archaeology, Evolution, Human Beginnings, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com –  There may still be vanished human species unknown to scientists. A research team has discovered an unusual 300,000-year-old jawbone with an unexpected combination of archaic and modern human features. A computer reconstruction of the skull and jaw fragments unearthed in China. New fossil fragments suggest the skull could have come

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DNA Breakthrough - New Human Gene Cluster Sequence Discovered - What Does It Reveal About Our Evolution?

DNA Breakthrough – New Human Gene Cluster Sequence Discovered

Evolution, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have discovered a new repeat gene cluster sequence that is exclusively expressed in humans and non-human primates. The discovery, detailed in a study published in Science Advances, is a breakthrough for human genome biology and has wide-ranging implications for future research in transcriptional regulation, human evolution, and the study of repetitive DNA sequences, according to the

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Surprisingly Complex History Of Crocodiles – New Study

Surprisingly Complex History Of Crocodiles – New Study

Evolution, News

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Crocodiles have a deep and varied evolutionary past. Now, researchers are peeling back the layers to find out how the surviving species came to be. Some ancient crocodiles, like Simosuchus, were doing things vastly different to surviving species, such as eating plants. Image credit: ©Smokeybjb/Wikimedia Commons About 28 living species

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New Study Questions Claims Homo Naledi Was Advanced

New Study Questions Claims Homo Naledi Was Advanced

Evolution, Human Beginnings, News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new study has cast doubt on claims that Homo naledi, a small-brained hominin dating to between 335,000 and 241,000 years ago, deliberately buried their dead and produced rock art in Rising Star Cave, South Africa. Three pre-print articles published this year in eLife suggested the recent excavations at the Rising Star

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Head Lice Evolution Sheds Light On Human Migration And Colonization In The Americas

Head Lice Evolution Sheds Light On Human Migration And Colonization In The Americas

Evolution, Human Beginnings

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Marina Ascunce, currently at the USDA-ARS, and colleagues, report these findings in a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Credit: Adobe Stock – Gorodenkoff The human louse is a wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives its entire life on its host. It is one of the oldest known parasites to live on humans,

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Neanderthals Cared For Each Other And Survived Into Old Age - Study Shows

Neanderthals Cared For Each Other And Survived Into Old Age – Study Shows

Evolution, Featured Stories

AncientPages.com – When we think of Neanderthals, we often imagine these distant ancestors of ours to be rather brutish, dying at a young age and ultimately becoming extinct. But findings show that at least some of these ancient Neanderthals survived into old age – despite suffering from sickness or diseases. Credit: Adobe Stock – Karlaage Neanderthals

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