Hominins

Reconstruction of a Neanderthal family in the Neanderthal Museum in Croatia. Illustration: depositphotos.com

First Neanderthal footprints on the coast of Portugal change knowledge of early humans

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Fossilized footprints dating back some 80 years discovered on the Algarve coast reveal how Neanderthals moved, hunted and exploited coastal environments – and show a diverse diet based on deer, horses, rabbits and marine resources.
Figure 2 - Stone tools and hand stones from site MW2, all made of volcanic raw materials. Photo credit - Arela Hubers.

The adaptability and thinking of early hominins in Ethiopia 1.6–1 million years ago was developed

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The study examines how ancient humans chose and used different types of rocks to create tools, focusing on the archaeological site of Malacca and Kena in the Ethiopian highlands, one of the oldest high altitude settlement sites in the world
One of the sons of the Nama. Photo from Wikipedia

New DNA research changes the origins of the human race

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A new model of human evolution suggests that Homo sapiens arose from many closely related populations rather than from a single group
Reconstruction of a 1.8 million year old living environment in Tanzania where hominins lived in competition with predators for hunting. Image: M. Lopez-Herrera via The Olduvai Paleoanthropology and Paleoecology Project and Enrique Baquedano.

Early human life in East Africa 1.8 million years ago was no picnic

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Skulls of Homo naledi. Photograph - cc license John Hawks_Wits University

Remains of a "primitive man" exhibiting human characteristics alongside those of apes have been discovered

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