Tag Archives: Pleistocene

Oldest Human Hand Bone Found in Africa

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The oldest sample of a hand bone has gotten unearthed from a site in Africa. It consisted of the little finger of a left hand. The place where it got unearthed was the famous Olduvai Gorge in...

Modern Humans Interbred with Neanderthals

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While recording the timeline of human evolution, one sees the events in a linear order rather than a sequential one. That is that it is assumed that the net pedigree of human lineage formulated after...

Bronze Age Migrations Made Up DNA Pool of Modern Europe

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A new study into the DNA of Bronze age (about 5,000 - 3,000 years ago) reveals stunning new insights in how modern Europe and Central Asia has formed. Was it a massive migration? Or was it rather a...

2.8 Million Years Old Jawbone of First Human Discovered

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An ASU team of scientists found a partially intact jaw that lends credence to the presence of a very early version of the homonid species Homo in Ethiopia, Africa. The mandible portion was found by...

La Brea Tar Pits: A Natural History Heritage

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It is in the news everywhere. The Page Museum will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the La Brea Tar Pits. They happen to be a national and state heritage. Among the rare species unearthed from...

Modern Man was Taught to Make Certain Tools by Neanderthals

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Neanderthals came before modern man in the prehistoric timeline. And they made distinct types of tools from bone called “lissoirs”. These crude instruments were used to scrape hides and pelts thereby...