I think the Homo Erectus situation you mention may very well be. Yes, if you stray from the official narrative they will destroy you. I am now absolutely sure there is something being hidden with mass intent.
Nope. This ain't climate change.
There are way too many competing and seriously debating scientists in this field these last few years it would impossible for a universal conspiracy theory to exist.
Moreover, there's been a ton new stuff on the genetic scale. Eske Willerslev of Denmark is right on the cutting edge, as is the scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
And China is now showing off a ton of recent discoveries.