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1st Americans came over in 4 different waves from Siberia, linguist argues
The languages of the earliest Americans evolved in 4 waves, according to one expert.
Early humans lived on 'Persian plateau' for 20,000 years after leaving Africa, study suggests
After early humans traveled out of Africa 70,000 years ago, they had a "hub" on the so-called Persian plateau, a new study suggests.
'Zeus made night from mid-day': Terror and wonder in ancient accounts of solar eclipses
For millennia, solar eclipses like the upcoming one on April 8 have inspired awe, wonder and fear. Here are some of the most intriguing accounts of solar eclipses from ancient Greece to the Mayan empire.
Eating meat may not have 'made us human,' contrary to popular theory
Meat-eating may not have made us human after all, say paleoanthropologists.
Facial reconstructions help the past come alive. But are they accurate?
DNA analysis is changing the science of facial reconstructions and making them more lifelike than ever before.
Unknown 'anatomically modern human lineage' discovered from 40,000-year-old hip bone
Fossil found in France is not quite modern human and not quite Neanderthal.
Strange, 300,000-year-old jawbone unearthed in China may come from vanished human lineage
Fragments of a jaw bone unearthed in China have a mosaic of features that are present in both modern and archaic humans, making it difficult to place on the human evolutionary tree.
Humans were in South America at least 25,000 years ago, giant sloth bone pendants reveal
Humans were living in Brazil earlier than previously thought, prehistoric sloth-bone pendants suggest.
