More than a million years ago, on a warm and vibrant African savanna near Lake Turkana in what is now Kenya, two entirely different species of hominins shared the same geographic space. This discovery, the result of research by an international team led in part by a Rutgers University researcher, represents a key breakthrough in […]
Hominids
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New Remains of 850,000 Years Old Homo antecessor at Atapuerca
In a historic moment for paleoanthropology, the sites in the Sierra de Atapuerca have once again become the center of global attention thanks to the new remains of Homo antecessor found in the TD6 unit of the Gran Dolina. These discoveries mark a milestone in archaeological and anthropological research, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of […]
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Lucy’s Appearance Reconstructed by Researchers
Some 3.2 million years ago, there lived a female Australopithecus afarensis whose remains were found in 1974 in Hadar, Ethiopia. Lucy, as she was named, has provided amazing insights into early human ancestors. Only standing around 3.5 feet tall and weighing just over 60 pounds, Lucy had a small brain similar to chimpanzees. However, she […]
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Chimpanzees Already Use a War Tactic Known Only to Humans
New research from West Africa suggests our closest evolutionary relatives, chimpanzees, use a battlefield tactic previously thought to be unique to humans. Scientists have discovered that chimpanzees will climb hills near territorial borders to surveil rival groups in a strategic manner similar to ancient human military scouts. Researchers studied two neighboring chimpanzee communities living in […]
