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Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for first time shows deep genetic links with modern humans
A new study of six Homo erectus individuals from China reveals one amino acid variant that distinguished this archaic human ...
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400,000-year-old teeth could reveal how mysterious “super-archaic” DNA made its way from ancient hominins to modern humans
Proteins recovered from ancient human relatives that roamed China more than 400,000 years ago could explain how mysterious ...
Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered new information suggesting a potential connection between Homo ...
Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of how the first modern humans lived, moved and mixed has stayed blurry. Too ...
Modern humans are evolutionary survivors, thriving generation after generation while our ancient relatives died out. Now, new research into our brain chemistry suggests that an enzyme unique to Homo ...
Momentous encounters -- Neanderthal ancestors -- Neanderthals and their world -- The quiet people -- The ten thousandth grandmother -- Great mobility -- The realm of the Lion Man -- Fat, flints, and ...
This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. Humans come from Africa. This wasn’t always obvious, but ...
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