For anthropologists, there has long been a major mystery. Fossils from between 600,000 and 1 million years ago, when human ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

Bones From 773,000 Years Ago Capture Human Evolution at a Crossroads In A Nutshell Ancient African fossils dated to around ...

The timing and location of our species’ emergence remain unclear for lack of evidence but a new discovery in Morocco brings ...

RABAT, January 8. /TASS/. Fossilized bone fragments of hominids who might be a common ancestor of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals have been unearthed in Morocco.

Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.

A trio of jawbones, a leg bone, and a handful of vertebrae and teeth found in Morocco may represent one of the last common ...

Between roughly 600,000 and one million years ago, Africa’s fossil record goes strangely quiet. Genetic evidence suggests ...

Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ...

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.

In the research, published Wednesday (Jan. 7) in the journal Nature, a team of Moroccan and French researchers detailed their ...