#HumanEvolution

Science history: Iconic ‘Lucy’ fossil discovered, transforming our understanding of human evolution — Nov. 24, 1974

On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor.…

4 weeks ago

Sophisticated climate models were paired with evidence from the archaeological record to reveal where ancient humans may have lived and evolved

Hundreds of thousands of years ago our ancestors had an intimate relationship with their environment, which helped shape where and…

4 years ago

Ancient men were hunters and women were gatherers. Right? Wrong

  Archaeological evidence from Peru has revealed that some ancient big-game hunters were, in fact, women, challenging what science writer James…

5 years ago

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