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Some Early Hominins Evolved to Walk Upright While Still Living in Trees

Nile River From Space

Ancient Migration Routes That Were Swallowed by the Sea Once Led Ancient Humans Outside of Africa

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Paleolithic Children Played with Mud Balls and Tried to Knock Down Cave Formations

Neanderthal Skull

Neanderthal Genes May Cause a Rare Brain Condition That Impacts Balance and Posture

Red Jasper Outcropping

Stone Age People Traveled Miles To Source Stunning Raw Materials, Like Red Jasper, for Tools

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Ancient Humans Carved Up Elephant Meat with Small, Yet Sophisticated Stone Tools 

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Newgrange

Neolithic Ireland Was Likely Not Ruled by Incestuous God-Kings

Dried Earth

Ancient Africa's Climate Was Unexpectedly Rainy, Muddying the Story of Early Humans

African Bush Elephant

Advanced Weapons and Communication Helped Humans Migrate Out of Africa 50,000 Years Ago

Sperm whale tooth

A Rare Whale Tooth Reveals a Copper-Age Community’s Connection to the Sea

ancient skull

146,000-Year-Old Dragon Man Skull Confirmed as Denisovan Through Dental DNA

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人类起源

一些早期古人类在仍生活在树上时就已进化出直立行走的能力

被海洋吞噬的古老迁徙路线曾将古代人类带出非洲

石器时代儿童玩泥球，试图击碎洞穴的形成物

尼安德特人基因可能导致一种影响平衡和姿势的罕见脑部疾病

石器时代的人们为获取像红碧玉这样的精美原材料，长途跋涉制作工具

古人类用小而精密的石器切割象肉

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新石器时代的爱尔兰不太可能由乱伦的神王统治

古非洲气候出乎意料地多雨，使早期人类的故事变得扑朔迷离

先进的武器和沟通能力助力人类于5万年前迁出非洲

一枚稀有的鲸鱼牙齿揭示了一个铜石并用时代的社群与海洋的联系

通过牙齿DNA确认，14.6万年前的“龙人”头骨属于丹尼索瓦人

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