“This study clarifies a hominin fossil record that has tended to include anything that cannot easily be assigned to Homo erectus ... pointing to the distinct characteristics of Homo juluensis.

Exhibiting some chimp-like characteristics ... Homo erectus have since been found throughout Africa and Asia, making it the first wide-ranging hominid. Despite the primitive appearance of its ...

In a fascinating discovery that will force scientists to rewrite our species' evolutionary history, an international team has unearthed the earliest known skull of Homo erectus-- the first of our ...