A fossilized jawbone dredged up by a fishing net from the seafloor 15 ½ miles (25 kilometers) off the coast of Taiwan in 2010 looked human, but for years scientists failed to nail down exactly where ...

Scientists on a dig in Georgia have discovered what they believe to be a 1.8-million-year-old Homo erectus jawbone Archeologists made the discovery during an excavation at a site called Orozmani In ...

In addition to the ancient jawbone, scientists uncovered fossils from a sabre-toothed tiger, wolf, elephant and giraffe along with tools made of stone REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze Scientists on a dig in ...

On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains was something unexpected—a thick, heavy jawbone. For years, the fossil ...

A jawbone containing several gold teeth was discovered on Wijk aan Zee beach last Thursday morning, prompting a police ...

A man and a woman out for a seaside stroll on a Long Island beach discovered a human jawbone on Monday evening, police said. Suffolk County police responded around 5 p.m. to the report at Smith Point ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists working on a dig site in the country of Georgia have discovered a 1.8 million-year-old human jawbone. The Orozmani ...

Ten years ago, fishermen in Taiwan dredged a jawbone from the seafloor. Now, scientists say it belonged to a Denisovan man. Reading time 3 minutes The Denisovans were a mysterious group of archaic ...

The ancient origins of a mysterious jawbone dredged by commercial fishers off the coast of Taiwan have been revealed: it came from an enigmatic, extinct type of human called a Denisovan. Ancient ...

MARSHALL COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG/Gray News) - A human jawbone found in the Iowa River is likely from prehistoric times. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were initially called on Aug. 10 ...