Paleoanthropologists have announced the world's most complete skeleton of Homo habilis, a human ancestor that lived more than ...
An international research team has unveiled a significant discovery in human paleontology: an exceptionally well-preserved ...
Dust and sun define field seasons in East Turkana. So do patience and sharp eyes. In northern Kenya, a set of bones pulled from the ground has now changed what scientists can say about one of your ...
In the technical description, the authors emphasize that the skeleton includes clavicle and shoulder-blade fragments, both upper arms, both forearms, plus part of the sacrum and hip bones - rare ...
A partial skeleton weighing just 70 pounds is bridging a critical gap in the fossil record and redefining the timeline of ...
Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human ...
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For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Rice University (THE CONVERSATION) Almost 2 million years ...