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2-million-year-old Homo habilis skeleton proves the first humans didn’t look like us

Modern humans are the latest in a long line of creatures belonging to the Homo genus, although until now we knew relatively ...
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Two-million-year-old skeleton reveals Homo habilis had strong, long arms

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 ...
Ancient Origins

Earliest Homo Looked Nothing Like A Human, Skeleton Suggests

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 ...
AOL

Early humans were prey, not predators, study finds

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 ...
Houston Chronicle

AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter

(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 ...