Prehistoric Humans

Neanderthals Fossil Discoveries Dietary Adaptation Cave Dwellers Hunter-Gatherers Homo Erectus Use of Fire Dietary Evolution Dietary Habits Neanderthal Extinction Coastal Living Hominid Interbreeding Adaptability Homo floresiensis Control of Fire

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

A new, non-destructive bone‑luminescence test combined with independent sediment dating shows early hominins carried and maintained natural fires inside the cave.

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Genomic Analysis Identifies Bedbugs as Humanity’s First Urban Pest

Prehistoric Humans

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

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

Prolonged Drought Tied to ‘Hobbit’ Disappearance on Flores, New Study Finds

Denisovan-Derived MUC19 Variant Rose in the Americas, Study Finds

Genomic Analysis Identifies Bedbugs as Humanity’s First Urban Pest