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Human Remains Human Evolution Skeletal Analysis Human Origins Human Ancestry Hominin Morphology Hominin Studies Human Variation Paleoanthropology Bioarchaeology

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

Samples from the eight opened tombs will enter multi‑year DNA, radiocarbon, botanicals analysis to identify individuals, resolve kinship, date burials, investigate traumatic injuries

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

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

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

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

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4mo ago

Oldest, Most Complete Homo Habilis Skeleton Described From Kenya

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

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5mo ago

Reanalysis of Sahelanthropus Fossils Points to Early Bipedal Adaptations

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5mo ago

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

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

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Japanese Anthropological, Archaeological Societies Apologize Over Ainu Remains as Three Academic Groups Condemn Denialism

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Mexico Excavation Reveals 1,400-Year-Old Cube-Shaped Skull in Tamaulipas

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6mo ago

Aconcagua Inca Child Mummy Moved to Restricted Museum Care in Mendoza as Public Display Is Ruled Out

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7mo ago

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

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First Paranthropus Boisei Hand Reveals Human-Like Dexterity With Gorilla-Like Power

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8mo ago

Digital Rebuild of 1-Million-Year-Old Chinese Skull Recasts Human Family Tree

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9mo ago

Study Pinpoints Two Embryonic Shifts That Shaped the Human Pelvis for Bipedalism

Physical Anthropology

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

Enamel Proteins Link East Asian Homo Erectus to Denisovans

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

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

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Physical Anthropology

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

Japanese Anthropological, Archaeological Societies Apologize Over Ainu Remains as Three Academic Groups Condemn Denialism

Mexico Excavation Reveals 1,400-Year-Old Cube-Shaped Skull in Tamaulipas

Aconcagua Inca Child Mummy Moved to Restricted Museum Care in Mendoza as Public Display Is Ruled Out

Study Recasts Ardi’s 4.4-Million-Year-Old Ankle, Blending Ape-Like Climbing With Early Bipedal Traits

First Paranthropus Boisei Hand Reveals Human-Like Dexterity With Gorilla-Like Power

Digital Rebuild of 1-Million-Year-Old Chinese Skull Recasts Human Family Tree

Study Pinpoints Two Embryonic Shifts That Shaped the Human Pelvis for Bipedalism

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