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 …

Multiple large-bodied species went extinct during the Pleistocene. Changing climates and/or
human hunting are the main hypotheses used to explain these extinctions. We studied the …

To date, the earliest modern human fossils found outside of Africa are dated to around
90,000 to 120,000 years ago at the Levantine sites of Skhul and Qafzeh. A maxilla and …

It has long been believed that Neanderthals originated and flourished on the European
continent. However, recent morphological and genetic studies have suggested that they may …

This paper brings together methodological, theoretical, and empirical analysis into the
framework of linguistic diversity. It reflects both historical and contemporary research by …

The worldwide association of H. erectus with elephants is well documented and so is the
preference of humans for fat as a source of energy. We show that rather than a matter of …

We present two previously unreported hominin permanent teeth [one right upper second
molar (M2), one left lower second molar (m2)] from Lunadong (“dong”=“cave”), Guangxi …

Qesem Cave is a Middle Pleistocene site in Israel occupied between 420 and 200 ka.
Excavations have revealed a wealth of innovative behaviors most likely practiced by a new …

Abstract The Later Middle Paleolithic lithic archaeological record for the East Mediterranean
Levant has been invoked to support competing and contradictory models for the …

The present paper is an endeavor to summarize the evidence for various dispersals of
hominins into Eurasia, while avoiding the commonly held assumptions that these events …