Stone tools are rocks that have been selected for use or intentionally altered. This technology appeared around 3.3 million years ago and became essential to hominins – all the living and extinct ...

THE mystery of a robust ancient jawbone with large teeth and what species it belongs to has baffled scientists since it was dredged up in the 2000s. But in a new study, scientists say the bone may ...

Several scientific studies confirm that both species coexisted for seven millennia and even reproduced among themselves.

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A new study published in Geoarchaeology reveals that Ice Age humans crafted hearths in the frozen steppe of Ukraine with such ...

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An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans ... cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and our own species, Homo sapiens.

Since January, the genealogical nonprofit American Ancestors has led the effort to identify the descendants of people enslaved by Harvard faculty, staff, and leadership — taking over the project ...

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