Humans are uniquely unique, in terms of the extreme differences between them and other
living organisms, and the impact they are having on the biosphere. The evolution of humans …

Evolutionary problems are often considered in terms of 'origins', and research in human
evolution seen as a search for human origins. However, evolution, including human …

Explanations for both the origins of humans and the pattern of human evolution have been
diverse, imaginative and often erroneous. The problems associated with both single factor or …

Current evidence suggests that many of the major events in hominin evolution occurred in
East Africa. Hence, over the past two decades, there has been intensive work undertaken to …

Over the last 150 years the number of hominin fossils discovered has increased, and with it
the taxonomic diversity recognised. There are currently claims for at least 26 hominin …

We know that there are fundamental differences between humans and living apes, and also
between living humans and their extinct relatives. It is also probably the case that the most …

The discoveries of the last decade have brought about a completely revised understanding
of human evolution due to the recent advances in genetics, palaeontology, ecology …

The evolution of modern humans was a complex process, involving major changes in levels
of diversity through time. The fossils and stone tools that record the spatial distribution of our …

Hominins from Europe and Africa shed light on functional adaptations and other aspects of
lifeways during the Middle Paleolithic. By the end of that time span, Neanderthals and …

If we restrict the use of Homo sapiens in the fossil record to specimens which share a
significant number of derived features in the skeleton with extant H. sapiens, the origin of our …