Fossils unearthed in South Africa turn out to be of an extinct human cousin that used to stand upright and was vulnerable to ...

Found in Swartkrans Cave, South Africa, the fossil was long believed to belong to the early human species Homo ergaster. However, a new study utilizing advanced X-ray scans and 3D modeling has ...

With the appearance Homo erectus/ergaster in the fossil record we also see the first use of fire, the first appearance of more systematic toolmaking, and the first migration of hominids outside ...

However, there is ongoing debate about whether Paranthropus robustus or neighboring species like Homo ergaster were the makers of these tools. Discover Magazine reports, "Researchers have a big ...

Left to right: Australopithecus afarensis, Homo habilis, Homo ergaster, Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

It contained almost 5,000 stone tools, three spheres, and two fragments of a Homo cf. ergaster humerus (upper arm bone). Spheres that had been collected from these sites were housed at the ...