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Early Hominins Perfected a Stone Tool That Survived 300,000 Years of Climate Chaos

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Neanderthals Made Ochre Crayons 130,000 Years Ago, Showing Evidence of a Colorful Culture

Examples of engravings discovered in the Roche-Cotard cave (Indre et Loire - France). On the left, the "circular panel" (ogive-shaped tracings) and on the right the "wavy panel" (two contiguous tracings forming sinuous lines).

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AI Helps Decode Mysterious Prehistoric Cave Markings Known as Finger Flutings

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A map marked with four sites: Ksar Akil in Lebanon and Riparo Bombrini, Grotta di Fumane, and Grotta di Castelcivita in Italy.

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Humans in Europe Might&rsquo;ve Taken Toolmaking Inspiration From Neanderthals

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<em>Homo Ergaster:&nbsp;</em>The Early Human Who Looked Almost Like Us

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Unknown Early Hominins Ate Elephants and Then Used Their Bones to Make Tools

A series of images of shells and pigments.

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This Ancient Shell Workshop Appeared in France When Modern Humans First Arrived, Around 42,000 Years Ago

An ancient human stands in a forest, holding a stone and a stone point. 

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A Crushed Cranium From One Million Years Ago Could Transform Our Timeline of Human Origins

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Neanderthal Families Took Trips to the Beaches of Portugal Around 80,000 Years Ago

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Humans Outlived Neanderthals Likely Because of Differences in Anatomy and Social Skills

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Early Neanderthals and Classic Neanderthals Likely Experienced a Genetic Bottleneck 110,000 Years Ago

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140,000-Year-Old Skhul Cave Fossil Is Now the Oldest Neanderthal-Human Hybrid

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尼安德特人

早期古人类完善了一种石器，它在30万年的气候混乱中幸存下来

尼安德特人在13万年前制作赭石蜡笔，展现了多彩文化的证据

人工智能帮助解码被称为“手指凹痕”的神秘史前洞穴标记

欧洲人类可能从尼安德特人那里获得了工具制造的灵感

匠人：早期人类，外貌几乎与我们相同

不知名的早期人属吃大象，然后用它们的骨头制作工具

大约42000年前，当现代人类首次抵达法国时，这个古老的贝壳作坊就出现了

一百万年前的破碎头骨可能会改变我们人类起源的时间线

约 80,000 年前，尼安德特人家庭曾前往葡萄牙海滩度假

人类比尼安德特人活得更久，可能因为解剖结构和社交技能的差异

早期尼安德特人与经典尼安德特人可能在11万年前经历了一次遗传瓶颈

14 万年前的 Skhul 洞穴化石是已知最古老的尼安德特人-人类混血

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