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  Earliest human remains in eastern Africa dated to more than 230,000 years ago – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

  UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE—The age of the oldest fossils in eastern Africa widely recognized as representing our species, Homo sapiens, has long been uncertain. Now, dating of a massive volcanic eruption in Ethiopia reveals they are much older than previously thought.
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  Exploring the Roots of Modern Human Behavior – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

  An interview with renowned pioneering archaeologist Christopher Henshilwood on his discoveries related to the origin of behaviorally modern humans.
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  Stone tools linked to ancient human ancestors in Arabia have surprisingly recent date – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

  Stone handaxes, similar to those made by early humans as much as 1.5 million years ago, have been dated for the first time in the Arabian Peninsula, to less than 190,000 years old, where their production may have endured until the arrival of Homo sapiens.
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  Stepping Out of Africa: Early Human Footprints in Arabia – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

  Fossilized footprints provide evidence of a human presence in the Saudi Arabian desert about 120,000 years ago.
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  Neanderthals used resin 'glue' to craft their stone tools – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

  UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER—Archaeologists working in two Italian caves have discovered some of the earliest known examples of ancient humans using an adhesive on their stone tools—an important technological advance called “hafting.”