Two dental experts explain that these furthest-back molars may be a not-so-necessary leftover from early human evolution.
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Contrary to the idea that apes evolved their upright posture to reach for fruit in the forest canopy, the earliest known ape with this stature, Morotopithecus, lived in more open grassy environments.
Long-standing assumption that humans killed large mammals 4.5m years ago has been debunked by researchers – but some experts still think humans played a part in the demise of biodiversity
Rainforests may have played far more of a role in shaping human evolution than previously thought.
A manifesto from 23 researchers challenges old models, and outlines the major new directions archaeology should follow to solve the puzzling origins of modern humans.
Conquer the globe? You bet we did – but when did it start? A new paper shows early humans made tools in China two million years ago.
New paired research papers have pushed back by 100,000 years the time frame in which humans (Homo sapiens) are thought to have lived in Africa.
Principales colaboradores
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Southern Cross University
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Independent Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Research Associate, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Palaeoanthropology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
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Associate Professor of Geosciences, Baylor University
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Professor of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
