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Who is Ancestor X? The biggest mystery in human evolution

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Who is Ancestor X? The biggest mystery in human evolution

The search for the direct ancestor of humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans has been protracted and puzzling. Now, fresh clues are adding a surprising twist to the tale

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3D models of the femur and ulnae of Sahelanthropus tchadensis

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Human ancestors may have walked on two legs 7 million years ago

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Digital restoration of fossil child and adult crania

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Shape of human brain has barely changed in past 160,000 years

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DEWD0X Archaeological Site of Atapuerca. Archaeological Site: Gran Dolina. World Heritage Site. Burgos. Castilla-Leon. Spain.

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Life As Told By a Sapiens to a Neanderthal review: Joyful curiosity

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Donny Dust about to test an atlatl

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Prehistoric dart-throwing atlatl weapon even more deadly than thought

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Bisonte Magdaleniense pol?cromo

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When did humans start making art and were Neanderthals artists too?

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side view of ancient skull

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Ancient DNA adds to evidence for Native Americans' east Asian ancestry

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Ancient footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park.

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Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans’ arrival in North America

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Ancient footprints show children splashed in puddles 11,500 years ago

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How fossil footprints are revealing the joy and fear of Stone Age life

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How fossil footprints are revealing the joy and fear of Stone Age life

A new wave of archaeological investigations is reconstructing intimate details of our ancestors' lives from fossilised footprints. They give us glimpses of everything from parent-child relationships to the thrill of a giant sloth hunt

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Fate of buried Java Man revealed in unseen notes from Homo erectus dig

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Largest ever family tree of humanity reveals our species' history

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Modern humans moved into cave one year after Neanderthals abandoned it

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160,000-year-old fossil may be the first Denisovan skull we've found

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