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The discovery of ancient tools linked to Paranthropus fossils is reshaping our understanding of human evolution. Traditionally, tool-making was considered exclusive to Homo species, but recent findings published in Science suggest that Paranthropus may have used and even created tools. This challenges previous assumptions and offers new insights into the diet, behavior, and survival strategies of early hominins. The Unexpected …

Around 2 million years ago, prehistoric humans in East Africa turned the tables on the carnivores that had previously terrorized them, learning not only to fend off these predators but also steal their kills, thus replacing them at the very top of the food chain. Generally, the ancient species Homo habilis is credited with making this trophic leap, yet new …

Animal stories History uncovered Genetics Ancient creatures See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link In a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel, a group of ancient humans buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. Scientists uncovered the site, called Skhul Cave, in 1928, and about three years later they found the remains of more than a …

Earliest evidence of mating between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals found in Israel  JNS.org Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Child From 140,000 Years Ago Found in Israel’s Skhul Cave  Haaretz Neanderthals, Homo sapiens interbred in Israel – new study  The Jerusalem Post A braided stream, not a family tree: How new evidence upends our understanding of how humans evolved  Live Science Neanderthals And Homo Sapiens Got It On …

A groundbreaking study of a child’s skull found in a northern Israeli cave has found that the world’s first incidence of sex between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals took place at least 100,000 years before scientists previously thought. Research teams from Tel Aviv University and the French National Center for Scientific Research applied new research techniques to the 140,000-year-old skull of …

Article summary Stable isotope analysis reveals ancient diets: By measuring ratios of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in bones and teeth, scientists can determine whether prehistoric individuals consumed C3 or C4 plants, and whether they were herbivores or carnivores. This technique has illuminated dietary habits from Neanderthals to early hominins. Advanced methods refine dietary insights: Techniques …

Fossilized teeth discovered in Ethiopia have revealed a new-to-science species of Australopithecus, a genus of early hominins that lived from the Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene. Not only does it add to our busy human family tree, but the discovery proves they were living alongside the oldest specimens of Homo, the genus of early humans that includes our species, Homo …

New hominin fossils recovered from the Ledi-Geraru Research Project area in the Afar region of Ethiopia suggest the presence of early Homo at 2.78 and 2.59 million years ago and a previously unknown species of Australopithecus at 2.63 million years ago. Forensic facial reconstruction of Australopithecus afarensis. Image credit: Cicero Moraes / CC BY-SA 3.0. The time interval between about …

Villmoare, B. et al. Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia. Science 347, 1352–1355 (2015). ADS  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Plummer, T. W. et al. Expanded geographic distribution and dietary strategies of the earliest Oldowan hominins and Paranthropus. Science 379, 561–566 (2023). ADS  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Asfaw, B. et al. Australopithecus garhi: a new species of early …