In 1929, archaeologists discovered the 140,000-year-old skeleton of a young girl in Skhūl Cave. The researchers believed her ...

Researchers found that BG1.12’s bones and their diploë were much thinner than that of a typical skull, although they noted that this is to be expected with cranial alterations.

A mysterious human skull found in the 1930s has been identified as an existing species after once being thought to be a new species all together, according to researchers. The studies — posted ...

Researchers found that BG1.12’s bones and their diploë were much thinner than that of a typical skull, although they noted that this is to be expected with cranial alterations.

Given the skull’s age and backstory, Fu said she knew it would be challenging to extract ancient DNA from the fossil to better understand where it fit in the human family tree.

In south-central Iowa, a roughly 13,600-year-old mastodon skull was unearthed from a creek bed on private property. It is the ...

Researchers found that BG1.12’s bones and their diploë were much thinner than that of a typical skull, although they noted that this is to be expected with cranial alterations.