Anthropology
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Prehistoric cannibal victim found in death cave ID'ed as a young girl
By Mindy Weisberger published
"The Boy of Gran Dolina," a young individual in the extinct Homo antecessor species found at a site in Spain, is actually female, according to new analysis of dental remains.
First 'Homo' species left Africa with ape-like brains
By Laura Geggel published
Early members of the genus Homo didn't have advanced brains.
10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2020
By Laura Geggel published
Some human ancestors are known only as "ghost" populations.
1st instance of microevolution in early human relative discovered
By Laura Geggel published
Changes previously thought to be sex differences in a human relative are actually due to microevolution, a new study finds.
An astronomer calculated that Earth's intelligent life is probably 'rare.' Here's what that means.
By Rafi Letzter published
A new paper used an advanced "Bayesian" model to show that the emergence of intelligent life on Earth was probably a lucky break.
70,000-year-old Neanderthal remains may be evidence that 'closest human relative' buried its dead
By Laura Geggel published
These are the most complete articulated Neanderthal remains to be found in more than 25 years.
Photos: Squashed skull of 70,000-year-old Neanderthal discovered in cave
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists found the upper body of a Neanderthal who lived about 70,000 years ago.
'Ghost' population of humans discovered in ancient Africa
By Laura Geggel published
The ancient DNA from four children who lived thousands of years ago is rewriting what geneticists thought happened in sub-Saharan Africa.
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