The rugged terrain and varied ecosystems would have required early humans to develop cooperative strategies for survival, as foraging and hunting in these challenging environments often demanded group ...

Previous excavations had found human fossils deposited in the cave dating between 86,000 and 30,000 years ago, suggesting an earlier dispersal of Homo sapiens into Southeast Asia than previously ...

Persian Plateau Unveiled as Crucial Hub for Early Human Migration out of Africa Mar. 25, 2024 — A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the ...

including human fossils, were deposited within the cave," says Associate Professor Morley. "How early Homo sapiens came to be buried deep within the cave has long been debated, but our sediment ...

In this case, the researchers were interested in what plants and animals inhabited the island before humans entered, what the geology was like when they arrived, and, possibly, how activities like ...

A notable feature of the archaeological sites of early humans, members of the genus Homo known as hominins, is that they are often found in and near mountain regions. Using an extensive dataset of ...

A cave site unearthed in Laos has provided evidence of one of the earliest human occupations of Southeast Asia, shedding more light on how our species colonised the region during a period of ancient ...

“This change in environment influenced the cave’s interior topography and would have impacted how sediments, including human fossils, were deposited within the cave,” says Associate Professor Morley. ...

The new study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, employed mathematical models to assess the potential impact early human populations could have had on the ...

This countered the belief of some scholars that early humans were scavengers who had not yet mastered hunting. The spears, which measure around seven feet long, were produced by experienced weapon ...

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