Anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens, AMH) began spreading across Eurasia from
Africa and adjacent Southwest Asia about 50,000–55,000 years ago (ca. 50–55 ka). Some …

Although an African origin of the modern human species is generally accepted, the
evolutionary processes involved in the speciation, geographical spread, and eventual …

The site of Dmanisi, Georgia, has yielded an impressive sample of hominid cranial and
postcranial remains, documenting the presence of Homo outside Africa around 1.8 million …

Genetic evidence for anatomically modern humans (AMH) out of Africa before 75 thousand
years ago (ka) and in island southeast Asia (ISEA) before 60 ka (93–61 ka) predates …

Two early Late Pleistocene (~ 105,000-to 125,000-year-old) crania from Ling**g, Xuchang,
China, exhibit a morphological mosaic with differences from and similarities to their western …

Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …

H omo erectus is the founding early hominin species of Island Southeast Asia, and reached
Java (Indonesia) more than 1.5 million years ago,. Twelve H. erectus calvaria (skull caps) …

The manufacture of geometric engravings is generally interpreted as indicative of modern
cognition and behaviour. Key questions in the debate on the origin of such behaviour are …

The initial out of Africa dispersal of Homo sapiens, which saw anatomically modern humans
reach the Levant in Marine Isotope Stage 5, is generally regarded as a 'failed dispersal' …

This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution
over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by …