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ancient

early humans

Humans

Climate change may have driven early human species to extinction

Sudden climatic changes may have been a significant driver of the extinction of early human species, including the Neanderthals, Homo erectusÌý²¹²Ô»å Homo heidelbergensis

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border cave

Humans

Earliest known beds are 227,000-year-old piles of grass and ash

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Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

Life

Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

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Anthropological models

Definition

Human evolution

Ancient nomadic warrior women may have inspired the Mulan legend

Humans

Ancient nomadic warrior women may have inspired the Mulan legend

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human fossil

Humans

We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like

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Seafood

Life

Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

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Mysterious Iron Age site may have been a retreat for religious hermits

Humans

Mysterious Iron Age site may have been a retreat for religious hermits

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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

Humans

Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

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How did humans evolve from apes?

Question

How did humans evolve from apes?

Many parents dread the moment when a child asks where they came from. Charles Darwin found the subject awkward too: On the Origin of Species makes almost no mention of human evolution.

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Evolution

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Denisovans

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