An archaeologist has dug up ancient human feces, among other demographic clues, to challenge the narrative around the legendary demise of Cahokia, North America’s most iconic pre-Columbian metropolis. …read more Source:: Science
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Peering into Little Foot’s 3.67-million-year-old brain
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•MicroCT scans of the Australopithecus fossil known as Little Foot shows that the brain of this ancient human relative was small and shows features that are similar to our own …read more Source:: Science
Our human ancestors walked on two feet but their children still had a backup plan
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•More than 3 million years ago, our ancient human ancestors, including their toddler-aged children, were standing on two feet and walking upright, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago new study suggests
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•A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from KwaZulu-Natal revealed that southern Africa has an important role to play in writing the history of humankind. …read more Source:: Science
In saliva, clues to a ‘ghost’ species of ancient human
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•In saliva, scientists have found hints that a ‘ghost’ species of archaic humans may have contributed genetic material to ancestors of people living in sub-Saharan Africa today. The research adds …read more Source:: Science