Our species emerged in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with a migration out of the continent 60,000 to 70,000 years ago heralding the start of the global spread of Homo sapiens. But where did ...

Learn about the migration routes that ancient humans took when traveling out of Africa and how rising sea levels may have ...

The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals ...

This evidence poses the question of why current human populations are predominantly descended from the latest “out of Africa” ...

Jan. 11, 2021 — Homo sapiens emerged in Africa around 300 thousand years ago, where their fossils are found with the earliest cultural and technological expressions of our species.

Out of their 300,000 years of existence, Homo sapiens have spend the majority of their time in Africa, the undisputable motherland of our species. It wasn’t until 60,000 years ago that major ...

Human Evolution: Africa Exodus Made Homo Sapiens Shorter and Gave Them Arthritis. Published Jul 03, 2017 at 11:00 AM EDT Updated Jul 04, 2017 at 11:05 AM EDT.

As of 300,000 years ago, our ancestors were already spread around the continent (paleoanthropologists have identified a probable Homo sapiens skull in South Africa dating back 250,000 years).

The new estimate places the fossils even more firmly among the oldest Homo sapiens remains ever discovered in Africa, second only to 300,000-year-old specimens found at the Jebel Irhoud site in ...

Homo sapiens had a rival cousin as recently as 236,000 years ago, according to discoveries made by a team of scientists in South Africa. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution in the upcoming new ...