'Peking Man' older than thought. Iconic ancient human fossils from China are 200,000 years older than had previously been thought, a study shows.
The new dating analysis suggests the "Peking Man" fossils, unearthed in the caves of Zhoukoudian are some 750,000 years old. The discovery should help define a more accurate timeline for early humans arriving in North-East Asia. Peter Brown's Australian and Asian Palaeoanthropology. Science & Nature - The evolution of man. Hominid Species. Introduction.
Early Human Evolution: Menu of Topics. Becoming Human. Oldest human skulls found. Three fossilised skulls unearthed in Ethiopia are said by scientists to be among the most important discoveries ever made in the search for the origin of humans.
The crania of two adults and a child, all dated to be around 160,000 years old, were pulled out of sediments near a village called Herto in the Afar region in the east of the country. They are described as the oldest known fossils of modern humans, or Homo sapiens. Revealing the Link - Welcome. Neanderthals were able to 'develop their own tools' 24 September 2010Last updated at 19:14 By Katia Moskvitch Science reporter, BBC News It is still unknown why Neanderthals went extinct Neanderthals were keen on innovation and technology and developed tools all on their own, scientists say.
A new study challenges the view that our close relatives could advance only through contact with Homo sapiens. The team says climate change was partly responsible for forcing Neanderthals to innovate in order to survive. The research is set to appear in the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory in December. "Basically, I am rehabilitating Neanderthals," said Julien Riel-Salvatore, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado in Denver, who led the seven-year study.
'Oldest musical instrument' found. Scientists in Germany have published details of flutes dating back to the time that modern humans began colonising Europe, 35,000 years ago.
The flutes are the oldest musical instruments found to date. The researchers say in the Journal Nature that music was widespread in pre-historic times. Oldest evidence of arrows found. 26 Август 2010Last updated at 09:22 By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News The stone points are approximately 64,000 years old Researchers in South Africa have revealed the earliest direct evidence of human-made arrows.
The scientists unearthed 64,000 year-old "stone points", which they say were probably arrow heads. Closer inspection of the ancient weapons revealed remnants of blood and bone that provided clues about how they were used. The team reports its findings in the journal Antiquity. News - Genome of Extinct Siberian Cave-dweller Linked to Modern-day Humans- All Images. The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc. Fossil Hominids: Skull D2700. Two other skulls had earlier been found at the same site in 1999.
D2280 was an almost complete braincase with a brainsize of 780 cc. D2282 was a cranium which included many of the facial and upper jaw bones, with a brain size of about 650 cc. A lower jaw, D211, had also been discovered in 1991, and another lower jaw, D2600, in 2000. (Gabunia et al. 2000, Balter and Gibbons 2000) Although the brain size of D2282 (650 cc) was smaller than any H. erectus fossil then known, and close to the average H. habilis brain size, Gabunia et al. (2000) pointed out the many similarities of D2280 and D2282 to H. erectus fossils such as WT 15000 and ER 3733: Despite their relatively small cranial capacities, both Dmanisi fossils differ from H. rudolfensis and H. habilis and display a number of essential similarities with the crania of H. erectus sensu lato and particularly with its early African forms, attributed by some to H. ergaster.
Random Genetic Drift. Random Genetic Drift Copyright © 1993-1997 by Laurence Moran[Last Update: January 22, 1993] he two most important mechanisms of evolution are natural selection and genetic drift.
Most people have a reasonable understanding of natural selection but they don't realize that drift is also important. The anti- evolutionists, in particular, concentrate their attack on natural selection not realizing that there is much more to evolution. Darwin didn't know about genetic drift, this is one of the reasons why modern evolutionary biologists are no longer "Darwinists". ATP AND BIOLOGICAL ENERGY.
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology. Introduction to Evolutionary Biology Version 2 Copyright © 1996-1997 by Chris Colby[Last Update: January 7, 1996] volution is the cornerstone of modern biology.
It unites all the fields of biology under one theoretical umbrella. It is not a difficult concept, but very few people -- the majority of biologists included -- have a satisfactory grasp of it. One common mistake is believing that species can be arranged on an evolutionary ladder from bacteria through "lower" animals, to "higher" animals and, finally, up to man. Mistakes permeate popular science expositions of evolutionary biology. Misunderstandings about evolution are damaging to the study of evolution and biology as a whole. This is a brief introduction to evolutionary biology. What is Evolution? Making sense of ancient hominin DNA. Resource library : Evo in the news : Making sense of ancient hominin DNAMay 2010, update added in July 2010 In the last two months, news outlets have been abuzz with the announcement of what many suggested was a new hominin species.
In 2008, a 40,000 year old pinky bone from a child was discovered in a Siberian cave.