Paleoanthropology

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Earliest Hafted Tools in East Asia Confirmed at China’s Xigou Site

The peer-reviewed analysis documents planning-intensive craftsmanship that revises assumptions about regional technological conservatism.

eLife Paper Revives Case for Homo Naledi Burials Deep in Rising Star Caves

Geochemical Study Reveals 13-Kilometer Toolstone Transport by Hominids