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Digital reconstruction puts a face on 4-million-year-old human ancestor
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (131+ words) WKRC Digital reconstruction puts a face on 4-million-year-old human ancestor JOHANNESBURG (WKRC/CNN Newsource) " Digital reconstruction technology is offering a glimpse into humanity's past. A new 3 D model shows what "Little Foot," an early ancestor who lived in South Africa…...
'Dragon Man' skull may help unravel evolutionary mystery, researchers say
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (157+ words) BEIJING (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) " The "Dragon Man" skull may help unravel an evolutionary mystery, according to researchers. A fossilized skull, unearthed from the depths of a well in China's Black Dragon River Province in 2018, could provide crucial insights into…...
Prehistoric skull analysis suggests humanity began 400 K years earlier than once believed
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (258+ words) HUBEI, China (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - The reexamination of a prehistoric skull led researchers to believe that humanity may have began 400, 000 years earlier than previously thought. A badly crushed skull discovered in central China that scientists were previously unable to identify…...
Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (275+ words) by ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer Researchers are still charting how human populations spread across the Americas thousands of years ago, arriving first in North America before veering south. Groups that split off developed their own collection of genes that…...