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Human bones unearthed from a German cave have altered the timeline of ancient human history
Homo sapien bones in a German cave prove early humans occupied Europe 47,500 years ago alongside Ne…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A child's tooth found in a cave could rewrite understanding of early human history, researchers say
The discovery suggests Homo sapiens co-existed in the Rhone Valley region of France alongside Neand…
Alia Shoaib
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'Dragon Man,' a mysterious new human species found in China, could be a closer relative of ours than Neanderthals
A species of human ancestor called Homo longi, or "Dragon Man," lived in China 146,000 years ago. I…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists figured out which human ancestor made the first cave paintings - and it challenges one way we thought humans were unique
In the other new study, researchers used the same technique to reveal that Neanderthals may have en…
Kevin Loria
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A human ancestor previously unknown to science lived alongside ancient humans and Neanderthals - and they all interbred
A human ancestor called Nesher Ramla homo occupied Israel and Arabia alongside humans at least 120,…
Aylin Woodward
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A 210,000-year-old skull found in Greece is the oldest modern human discovered outside of Africa. It changes our timeline of human migration.
The oldest evidence of our modern human ancestors (Homo sapiens) dates back 315,000 years and was f…
Aylin Woodward
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An extinct species buried their dead and carved symbols 100,000 years before humans. The findings challenge our understanding of human evolution, researchers say.
Homo naledi had much smaller brains than modern-day humans. Burials and carvings were previously th…
Alia Shoaib
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An ancient finger bone found in Saudi Arabia is now the earliest evidence of humans outside of Africa - and it could change our understanding of human history
"Tracing the evolution and geographic dispersal of the human lineage is rather like connecting piti…
Kevin Loria
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Scientists may have discovered a new human relative. It lived on a tiny island in the Philippines at the same time as Homo Sapiens.
According to Detroit, 15 years ago, scientists' conception of human evolution in Asia was very simp…
Aylin Woodward
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An ancient skull unlike any human ever seen is baffling scientists and could rewrite the story of our evolution
The skull, found in China in 2019, looks like an ancient modern human but has the chin of a Denisov…
Insider Inc.
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Oldest human fossils from eastern Africa are about 30,000 years older than scientists thought
The bones of ancient Homo sapiens, unearthed in Ethiopia, were buried beneath a layer of volcanic a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Footprints In The Mud Of Time Indicate Early Humans Treaded European Shores
In case you are curious, let us tell you these foot sizes match the modern shoe sizes of 7 or 8 in …
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Most of us have a bit of Neanderthal DNA, with some more than others. Scientists think they've figured out why.
Scientists have long been puzzled by why some East Asian populations have a little more Neandertha…
Marianne Guenot
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How interbreeding between humans and our Neanderthal cousins 40,000 years ago affects our health today
The 40,000-year-old genetic inheritance bestowed on humans by the Neanderthals is highlighted by a …
Isobel van Hagen
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Ancient humans had sex and interbred with a mysterious group known as the Denisovans more than once, new research has found
We've known for years now that early humans interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans - other homi…
Kevin Loria
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300,000-year-old skulls that look shockingly like us could rewrite the human origin story
A bit more digging revealed a nearly-complete skull, which the miners turned over to their field do…
Erin Brodwin
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Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.
As we begin to unpick the history of human and Neanderthal evolution, new scrutiny is being placed …