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2w ago

New Genealogy Method Detects 'Ghost' Archaic Hominin in Modern Genomes

Independent computational replication or recovery of ancient African DNA will be needed to confirm evidence for a previously unsequenced archaic lineage.

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2w ago

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

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

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

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Study Finds Healthy, Connected Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe Before Extinction

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3mo ago

Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

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3mo ago

Neanderthal Tooth Shows Earliest Known Dental Surgery, Study Finds

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3mo ago

Ancient Tooth Proteins Hint at Links Between Chinese Homo Erectus and Denisovans

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3mo ago

New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

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4mo ago

José María Bermúdez de Castro Wins Jovellanos Essay Prize for ‘Hijos de África’

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5mo ago

Virtual Reconstruction Reveals Little Foot’s Face, Hinting East African Affinities

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6mo ago

Oldest Known Wooden Tools Found in Greece, Dated to 430,000 Years

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7mo ago

Oldest, Most Complete Homo Habilis Skeleton Described From Kenya

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7mo ago

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

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7mo ago

Study Finds Earliest Strong Evidence of Hominin Fire-Making at 400,000-Year-Old English Site

Paleoanthropology

New Genealogy Method Detects 'Ghost' Archaic Hominin in Modern Genomes

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

Study Finds Healthy, Connected Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe Before Extinction

Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

Neanderthal Tooth Shows Earliest Known Dental Surgery, Study Finds

Ancient Tooth Proteins Hint at Links Between Chinese Homo Erectus and Denisovans

New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

José María Bermúdez de Castro Wins Jovellanos Essay Prize for ‘Hijos de África’

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Paleoanthropology

Virtual Reconstruction Reveals Little Foot’s Face, Hinting East African Affinities

Oldest Known Wooden Tools Found in Greece, Dated to 430,000 Years

Oldest, Most Complete Homo Habilis Skeleton Described From Kenya

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

NYU-Led Reanalysis Points to Bipedalism in 7-Million-Year-Old Sahelanthropus

Reanalysis of Sahelanthropus Fossils Points to Early Bipedal Adaptations

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

New Study Says 'Little Foot' May Represent an Unknown Australopithecus Species

Study Finds 'Little Foot' May Be an Undocumented Australopithecus Lineage

Study Finds Earliest Strong Evidence of Hominin Fire-Making at 400,000-Year-Old English Site

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