Seafood might have helped those prehistoric pioneers, as they could have relied on shellfish to sustain them as they followed migratory routes out of Africa during times of drought
The CENIEH has used drones to assess how the landscape of this area in the Atlas chain has evolved, which is key to understanding human evolution in North Africa during the Quaternary
The molars from Sima de los Huesos site share dental tissue traits with Homo antecessor and Neanderthals, according to a new study
A study, published in the Journal of Anatomy, proposes the low genetic diversity of the Neanderthals as the principal cause of their extinction
Pliopapio alemui and Kuseracolobus aramisi are two different new primate species dated between 4.8 and 4.3 million years ago known only from Gona and the Middle Awash study area in Ethiopia
A genomic analysis in samples of Neanderthals and modern humans shows a decrease in ADHD-associated genetic variants
The remains of a primitive badger found in the Cueva de los Toriles (Carrizosa, Ciudad Real, Spain) have allowed to date it to the Early-Middle Pleistocene
A study suggests that northern and southern Italian populations may have begun to diverge as early as 19,000-12,000 years ago, from a genetic point of view
The rich archaeo-paleontological record of El Provencio exhibits stone tools worked in flint and quartzite catalogued as Modes 1, 2 and 3 (Oldowan, Acheulean and Mousterian), as well as bone remains from species characteristic of the Pleistocene
Several hypothesis suggest a link between the origin of the genus Homo and the climatic and environmental changes that took place in Africa between 2.5 and 3 million years ago
