Homo sapiens
1 reportHomo sapiens is a hominin studied through fossils, comparative anatomy, ancient DNA, dating, and archaeological context. Evidence comes from geological age, tool association, and phylogenetic position, and competing models remain viable when observations are sparse or indirect.
Current work on Homo sapiens is assessed through tool association and phylogenetic position, with separate attention to skeletal anatomy. Reporting uses comparative anatomy alongside independent genetic or proteomic evidence to assess phylogenetic position; small samples and fragmentary remains can change species assignments.
Current work on Homo sapiens is assessed through tool association and phylogenetic position, with separate attention to skeletal anatomy. Reporting uses comparative anatomy alongside independent genetic or proteomic evidence to assess phylogenetic position; small samples and fragmentary remains can change species assignments.
Ancient Jaw Injury in Qafzeh 25 Sheds Light on Early Human Violence
A new micro-CT study of the Qafzeh 25 remains from Israel reveals a partially healed jaw injury, offering rare evidence for trauma and possible interpersonal violence among early Homo sapiens in the Late Pleistocene