The newly discovered gene that sets us apart from Neanderthals
Called FOXP2, it was referred to as the human language gene. But though FOXP2 is involved in human language, it turned out ...
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Take a journey around the world and back in time with anthropologist Dr. Niobe Thompson, and discover the miracle of our species. Three-part documentary series and interactive web documentary The ...
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Discovery of Our Ancestors: Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
So far, it has led to the discovery of the remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis, who lived in the Middle Pleistocene, along with various objects, and remains of Homo sapiens sapiens dating as far back ...
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About the Series
Take a journey around the world and back in time with anthropologist Dr. Niobe Thompson, and discover the miracle of our species. Three-part documentary series and interactive web documentary The ...