The oldest human fossils found outside of Africa suggest our species may have left that continent 200,000 years ago. You may recall that 2017 was the year that the conventional timeline for human ...

The discovery that the Ushikawa fossils are not human means the oldest human fossils found on the Japanese mainland are from a limestone quarry near the Japanese city of Hamakita, about 25 miles ...

The 3.18-million-year-old remains of Lucy, one of the oldest human ancestors, will be displayed in Europe for the first time ever.

Archeological findings have surpassed previous records set by Spain and Turkey with this region now being named the oldest European site yielding human fossils.

Credit: Anthropology and Prehistory Division, University Museum, University of Tokyo The discovery that the Ushikawa fossils are not human means the oldest human fossils found on the Japanese ...

Analysis of the human remains, and dating of the site and the fossil itself, indicate a likely age of at least 177,000 years for the fossil—making it the oldest member of the Homo sapiens clade ...

The fossilized bones of the so-called Ushikawa Man, once believed to be among the oldest human fossils in Japan, have been identified as the remains of an ancient brown bear. Gen Suwa, an ...

A study has found that what scientists had thought were the oldest human fossils found in Japan are the bones of a brown bear. Once known as the Ushikawa man, the fossils were found in the city of ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes ... A Fossil First: Scientists Find ...