The story of how humans first entered the Americas is among archaeology’s most persistent puzzles. For much of the 20th ...

Reference map showing natural features cited, cities, and known routes connecting the Nile River, Foul Bay, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea throughout history. LAWRENCE — A University of ...

For decades, the story seemed settled: one early human species left Africa and spread across the world. But a new study ...

The original evolution of hominins (modern humans and their evolutionary ancestors since the split with other great apes) took place in Africa about 7 million years ago, based on the fossil record.