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human origins

Prehistoric Early Man Neanderthal. 3D rendering

Neanderthals Also Had Superior Toolmaking Abilities, Not Just Humans

3D rendering of the pendant with two holes.

Early Humans Survived an American Ice Age, Archaeologists Say

Egypt painting

Ancient Egyptian Painters Screwed Up, and Had to Fix Mistakes

Skulls human evolution

Two-Million-Year-Old Tooth Widens the Ancient Human Family Tree

Giant hand axe

What Was This Massive, Record-Setting Stone Tool Used For?

Tunicate small (artist representation)

500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Ancient Ancestor to Modern-Day Tunicates

Pompeii fresco

Before Vesuvius Exploded, Pompeiians Enjoyed Pizza-Like Treats

Orangutan

Did Early Humans Use an Early Form of Beatboxing?

Hominin tibia marks

Early Humans Carved Each Other Up for Dinnertime

Homo Naledi skull

Were These 335,000-Year-Old Hominins The First to Bury Their Dead?

Roche-Cotard Cave Art 1

These Prehistoric Paintings Are 57,000 Years Old — But Who Painted Them?

Dupuytren's disease

A Damaging Hand Disease Has Neanderthal Roots

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