Homo erectus skulls from China’s Yunxian archaeological site revealed ages close to two million years—a million years older ...

A reanalysis of a one-million-year-old human skull found in China is challenging the established timeline of human evolution, and suggests a new branch of the human family tree, as well as a possible ...

Learn more about human skull shape and how it has changed over millions of years.

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