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Proposal Would Fold Australopithecus and Paranthropus Into Homo

A peer-reviewed paper says regrouping these fossil relatives into a single genus would better reflect shared ancestry revealed by recent fossils and genetic evidence.

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3w ago

Penghu Seabed Leg Bones Identified as Denisovan Fossils

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4w ago

Neandertal Growth Hormone Receptor Linked to Small Increases in Muscle and Height

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

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7mo ago

USC CT Scans Detail Ailments of Two Egyptian Priests and Produce 3D Models for L.A. Exhibit

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7mo ago

Mexico Unveils 1,400-Year-Old Zapotec Tomb With Owl Monument and Murals

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7mo ago

Mexico Announces 600 CE Zapotec Tomb in Oaxaca, Hailed as Decade’s Top Find

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7mo ago

Oldest, Most Complete Homo Habilis Skeleton Described From Kenya

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8mo ago

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

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8mo ago

Reanalysis of Sahelanthropus Fossils Points to Early Bipedal Adaptations

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8mo ago

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

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8mo ago

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

Physical Anthropology

Proposal Would Fold Australopithecus and Paranthropus Into Homo

Penghu Seabed Leg Bones Identified as Denisovan Fossils

Neandertal Growth Hormone Receptor Linked to Small Increases in Muscle and Height

Royal Women’s Bones Suggest Weapon Training in Middle Kingdom Tombs

INAH Documents Well‑Preserved Female Remains and Ceramics in Cenote Yaakun

Study Finds Some Middle Kingdom Princesses Showed Signs of Actual Weapon Use

Queen Elisenda Identified as Excavations Reveal 25 Skeletons, Signs of Violence

INAH Salvage in Tula Uncovers Classic-Era Tombs Linked to Teotihuacan

Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

DNA Identifies Four More Sailors From Franklin’s 1845 Arctic Expedition

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DNA Tests Identify Magdeburg Remains as Otto I

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

USC CT Scans Detail Ailments of Two Egyptian Priests and Produce 3D Models for L.A. Exhibit

Mexico Unveils 1,400-Year-Old Zapotec Tomb With Owl Monument and Murals

Mexico Announces 600 CE Zapotec Tomb in Oaxaca, Hailed as Decade’s Top Find

Oldest, Most Complete Homo Habilis Skeleton Described From Kenya

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

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

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