Archaic human species may have survived until the beginning of the Holocene, although they were mostly extinct or absorbed by the expanding H. sapiens populations by 40 kya (Neanderthal extinction).

Dec 26, 2025 · Human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates. The only extant members of the human tribe, Hominini, belong to the species Homo …

Dec 26, 2025 · Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. 1. Two new species of human relatives were discovered in Ethiopia.

Archaic humans represent a period in our evolutionary past, bridging the gap between earlier hominins and anatomically modern humans. These extinct human species emerged after Homo erectus and …

6 days ago · Beginning about half a million years ago, a number of species of Homo co-existed that are grouped into a broad category called archaic humans. This category typically includes Neanderthals …

Anatomically, humans today are not that much different from Archaic Homo sapiens. This chapter will examine how the environment with which Archaic Homo sapiens had to contend shaped their …

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Even still, Archaic Homo sapiens mark an important chapter in the human lineage, connecting more ancestral forms, such as Homo erectus, to modern Homo sapiens. During this period of climatic …

Archaic human species may have survived until the beginning of the Holocene, although they were mostly extinct or absorbed by the expanding H. sapiens populations by 40 kya (Neanderthal extinction).

In 2010, evidence based on molecular biology was published, revealing unambiguous examples of interbreeding between archaic and modern humans during the Middle Paleolithic and early Upper …