Learn more about Homo affinis erectus, Western Europe’s oldest human ancestor.

An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the limb bones of elephants and hippos reveals what scientists are calling a technological breakthrough for ...

A cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools uncovered in Tanzania suggest ancient human ancestors were capable of critical thinking and advanced craftsmanship.

The 27 tools, discovered at a rich paleoanthropological site called Olduvai Gorge, were probably created by Homo erectus ... butchering animal carcasses for food, they said.

such as Peking Man (Homo erectus pekinensis), rather than from African Homo sapiens. This view is influenced in part by early fossil discoveries in China as well as more nationalistic ...

Fire provides warmth, protection, and the ability to cook food. Any early civilization ... began using fire over 1 million years ago, with Homo erectus likely taking advantage of natural fires ...

Welcome to our list of 50 fabulous food inventions ... it is believed that some of our early hominid ancestors, such as Homo erectus, may have been using fire for cooking as far back as 1 million ...