Metacarpal Region (Hand): Distal to the wrist lies the hand, which is composed of five metacarpal bones. These bones form the ...

"Our analysis required well-preserved upper and lower limb bones from the same individual, something very rare in the fossil record." The research team first had a look at Lucy's bone structure during ...

A paper appearing today in Nature Communications reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly small adult limb bone.

Lab practicals are designed to assess your ability to apply your anatomical knowledge in a practical setting. Question 3 ...

After a year-long excavation, archeologists in Belgium have uncovered walls made of human bones and crushed skulls — and it's left them with many questions. The discovery was made in the churchyard of ...

A new study reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly small adult limb bone. Dated to about 700,000 years old, the ...