Scientific dating shaves nearly 200,000 years off famous Chinese skeleton age.
Study sheds new light on the complex journey of human populations from Africa into Eurasia.
In a thought-provoking discovery, an international team of researchers have unearthed evidence shedding light on the ancient migration of Homo sapiens into eastern Asia around 45,000 years ago.
Nnow submerged north Australian region existed as an extensive archipelago for early human migration.
Findings support growing consensus for lush Jordan Rift Valley that funnelled migrants into western Asia and northern Arabia.
Study finds humid periods in ancient Iran led to the expansions of human populations.
Findings indicate the desert zones of Central Asia may have served as key areas for early hominin dispersals into Eurasia.
Pulses of increased rainfall transformed arid Arabian Peninsula into a route for human population movements over last 400,000 years.
Scientists have identified tracks left on an ancient freshwater lake in the Arabian Peninsula as the earliest trace of human arrival in the area from about 120,000 years ago.
Discovery indicates ancient humans occupied site more than half a million years earlier than previously thought.
