Human Origins
1 reportHuman Origins is reconstructed from artifacts, sites, chronology, biological evidence, and the context in which remains were found. The historical case is built from migration routes, hominin fossils, and primary observations, while gaps in preservation limit claims about identity, date, or purpose.
Dating evidence and material remains form a case with different strengths and limits. Reports examine which evidence traces migration and what fossils reveal about behavior, comparing competing interpretations against the same artifacts and site records.
Dating evidence and material remains form a case with different strengths and limits. Reports examine which evidence traces migration and what fossils reveal about behavior, comparing competing interpretations against the same artifacts and site records.
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