Homo Juluensis: Asia’s Enigmatic ‘Large Heads’ Revealed

Meet Homo juluensis, the Juluren—ancient eastern Asians with skulls 30% larger than ours, roaming northeastern China between 220k-100k years ago. Discovered by University of Hawai'i and Chinese Academy of Sciences teams at Xujiayao and Xuchang, these robust tool-makers may have mingled with Denisovans and Neanderthals, adding twists to our evolutionary saga. Their extinction? Maybe climate chaos or blending with early modern humans. Dive into this fascinating chapter of our tangled heritage!