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1.43-Million-Year-Old Footprints Suggest Paranthropus boisei Walked in Male Groups

A PNAS paper published Tuesday interprets 21 GaJi10 tracks as eight human-sized Paranthropus boisei with researchers planning further fieldwork later this year.

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Healed Cut on 100,000‑Year‑Old Jaw Suggests Early Sharp‑Force Trauma at Qafzeh

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Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Left Similar Tools and Shell Ornaments at Turkish Cave, Study Finds

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Repeated Deep‑Cave Burning at Wonderwerk Cave Dated to About 1.07–1.79 Million Years Ago

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New Evidence Suggests Hominins Used Fire in Wonderwerk Cave 1.07–1.8 Million Years Ago

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Early Homo Used Recurrent In‑Cave Fires Nearly 1.8 Million Years Ago

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Study Links Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Brain Expansion

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Neanderthals Planned Seasonal Shellfish Harvests 115,000 Years Ago, Study Finds

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Neandertal Tooth Shows Stone-Tool Drilling as Oldest Evidence of Complex Dental Care

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Neanderthal Tooth Shows Earliest Known Dental Surgery, Study Finds

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New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

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Ancient DNA Switches Tied to Language Predate the Human–Neanderthal Split

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Neanderthals Hunted Turtles North of the Alps, New Study Finds

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Telangana Heritage Team Confirms Massive Dolmen Burial Cluster in Mulugu

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Ancient DNA Pushes Confirmed Dogs Back to 15,800 Years in Western Eurasia

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Elephant Tooth Isotopes Tie Neanderthal Hunting to Long-Range Prey at Neumark-Nord

Human Evolution

1.43-Million-Year-Old Footprints Suggest Paranthropus boisei Walked in Male Groups

Healed Cut on 100,000‑Year‑Old Jaw Suggests Early Sharp‑Force Trauma at Qafzeh

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Left Similar Tools and Shell Ornaments at Turkish Cave, Study Finds

Channel Islands Finds Reignite Debate Over Coastal Migration

Study Says 'Hobbits' Scavenged Komodo Dragon Kills, Not Big-Game Hunters

Great Apes' Laughter Shares a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm

Protein Analysis Shows All Sampled Homo Naledi Remains Are Female

Repeated Deep‑Cave Burning at Wonderwerk Cave Dated to About 1.07–1.79 Million Years Ago

New Evidence Suggests Hominins Used Fire in Wonderwerk Cave 1.07–1.8 Million Years Ago

Early Homo Used Recurrent In‑Cave Fires Nearly 1.8 Million Years Ago

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Study Links Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Brain Expansion

Neanderthals Planned Seasonal Shellfish Harvests 115,000 Years Ago, Study Finds

Neandertal Tooth Shows Stone-Tool Drilling as Oldest Evidence of Complex Dental Care

Neanderthal Tooth Shows Earliest Known Dental Surgery, Study Finds

New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

Ancient DNA Switches Tied to Language Predate the Human–Neanderthal Split

Neanderthals Hunted Turtles North of the Alps, New Study Finds

Telangana Heritage Team Confirms Massive Dolmen Burial Cluster in Mulugu

Ancient DNA Pushes Confirmed Dogs Back to 15,800 Years in Western Eurasia

Elephant Tooth Isotopes Tie Neanderthal Hunting to Long-Range Prey at Neumark-Nord

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