Paleoanthropology

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?
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Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?
Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?
Your tile floor may contain human fossils
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Your tile floor may contain human fossils
Your tile floor may contain human fossils
Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries
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Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries
Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries
Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism
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Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism
Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism
Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?
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Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?
Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?
The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins
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The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins
The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins
Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?
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Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?
Did early humans interbreed with a ‘ghost’ population?
A look inside the world of the Neanderthals
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A look inside the world of the Neanderthals
A look inside the world of the Neanderthals
Tooth from mysterious human relative found in Laos
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Tooth from mysterious human relative found in Laos
Tooth from mysterious human relative found in Laos
Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?
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Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?
Who were these ‘Queens of the Stone Age’?
Richard Leakey, conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77
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Richard Leakey, conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77
Richard Leakey, conservationist and fossil hunter, dies at 77
Ancient footprints hint at human relative with strange walk
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Ancient footprints hint at human relative with strange walk
Ancient footprints hint at human relative with strange walk
Ancient child’s bones deepen mystery of enigmatic human relative
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Ancient child’s bones deepen mystery of enigmatic human relative
Ancient child’s bones deepen mystery of enigmatic human relative
‘Dragon Man’ skull may be a new human species
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‘Dragon Man’ skull may be a new human species
‘Dragon Man’ skull may be a new human species
Puzzling skull discovery may point to previously unknown human ancestor
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Puzzling skull discovery may point to previously unknown human ancestor
Puzzling skull discovery may point to previously unknown human ancestor
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