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Neanderthals Human Evolution Hominins Fossil Analysis Fossil Discoveries Human Migration Hominin Fossils Hominin Species Fossils Homo Erectus

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Protein Tests Pinpoint Multiple Denisovan Bones, Including First Forearm, at Bianfu Cave

Using a diagnostic collagen marker with a targeted screening workflow, researchers tied fragmentary bones to local tools and butchered prey to expand knowledge of Denisovan anatomy and ecology.

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Proteins Identify Denisovan Bones and Tools at Bianfu Cave

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Penghu Seabed Leg Bones Identified as Denisovan Fossils

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

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2mo ago

Study Pushes Repeated Hominin Fire Use at Wonderwerk Cave Back to 1.79 Million Years

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3mo ago

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

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3mo ago

Study Dates Homo erectus Fire Use at Wonderwerk Cave to 1.07–1.79 Million Years Ago

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4mo ago

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

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4mo ago

Neanderthal Tooth Shows 59,000-Year-Old Dental Treatment

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6mo ago

Science Study Finds Neandertal–Human Pairings Skewed Toward Neandertal Men and Modern Women

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6mo ago

Ice Age Marks on German Artifacts Show Information Density Comparable to Proto‑Cuneiform, PNAS Study Finds

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7mo ago

Yunxian Homo Erectus Skulls Re-Dated to About 1.77 Million Years

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7mo ago

Oldest Known Handheld Wooden Tools, 430,000 Years Old, Unearthed in Greece

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8mo ago

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years May Sit Near Human Lineage's Root

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8mo ago

Moroccan Hominin Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Bolster African Roots of the Homo Sapiens Lineage

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8mo ago

773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Recast the Early Family Tree of Modern Humans

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Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Anchor African Ancestors Near Modern Human Roots

Paleoanthropology

Protein Tests Pinpoint Multiple Denisovan Bones, Including First Forearm, at Bianfu Cave

Proteins Identify Denisovan Bones and Tools at Bianfu Cave

Penghu Seabed Leg Bones Identified as Denisovan Fossils

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

Study Recasts ‘Hobbits’ as Scavengers, Not Big-Game Hunters

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

Protein Analysis Shows All Sampled Homo Naledi Remains Are Female

Study Pushes Repeated Hominin Fire Use at Wonderwerk Cave Back to 1.79 Million Years

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

Study Dates Homo erectus Fire Use at Wonderwerk Cave to 1.07–1.79 Million Years Ago

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

Neanderthal Tooth Shows 59,000-Year-Old Dental Treatment

Science Study Finds Neandertal–Human Pairings Skewed Toward Neandertal Men and Modern Women

Ice Age Marks on German Artifacts Show Information Density Comparable to Proto‑Cuneiform, PNAS Study Finds

Yunxian Homo Erectus Skulls Re-Dated to About 1.77 Million Years

Oldest Known Handheld Wooden Tools, 430,000 Years Old, Unearthed in Greece

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years May Sit Near Human Lineage's Root

Moroccan Hominin Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Bolster African Roots of the Homo Sapiens Lineage

773,000-Year-Old Moroccan Fossils Recast the Early Family Tree of Modern Humans

Moroccan Fossils Dated to 773,000 Years Anchor African Ancestors Near Modern Human Roots

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