A partial skeleton dating back more than two million years is the most complete yet of Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...

An international research team has unveiled a significant discovery in human paleontology: an exceptionally well-preserved Homo habilis skeleton dating back more than 2 million years. The fossil, ...

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While it shares features with modern humans, H. habilis also has traits that would have given it an advantage in climbing trees, but whether it used them for that purpose is still unknown.

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Osbjorn Pearson In 2012, fossils from a rare Homo habilis skeleton were uncovered along the shores of Lake Turkana in ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago.

Before Homo sapiens appeared as a result of evolution, nature had made numerous attempts to create intelligent beings, with varying degrees of success.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fossilized bones surfaced from rock in the Koobi Fora formation of northern Kenya during the last decade. Rock layers dating ...

Archaeologists have spent years wondering why the earliest human homes tend to be found in rough terrain, mountain valleys, ...

The broader value of KNM-ER 64061 is that it adds weight to Turkana as the home of human origins when there is focus on building a science museum in there. A presidential task force established in ...