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135,000-year-old beginning for human language capacity predicted by genetic evidence
Genome-level research suggests early Homo sapiens may have begun using language around 135,000 years ago. While all human ...
130,000-year-old clues from Israel’s Tinshemet Cave point to shared Homo behaviors
These findings came from an excavation led by Israeli researchers from Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and other ...
1.4-Million-Year-Old Skull Fragments Linked to Mystery Human Ancestor
The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain ...
1.4-million-year-old bones deepen mystery of who reached Europe first
Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut ...
Genomic study indicates our capacity for language emerged 135,000 years ago
It is a deep question, from deep in our history: when did human language as we know it emerge? A new survey of genomic ...
Neanderthals and Early Humans Hung Out Way More Than We Thought, Study Finds
The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...
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When Did Humans First Speak? Genes Offer New Clues on Language Origins
New genetic research suggests that humans first developed language around 135,000 years ago when populations began ...
First burials: Compelling evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cultural exchange
The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...
Archaeologists find million-year-old fossil of a human ancestor
A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The ...
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The birth of human language: A 135,000-year-old mystery
When did human language begin? It’s a deep question about our past. A new study suggests that humans had the ability to use ...
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Burial bonds: 110,000-year-old human-Neanderthal grave shows shared rituals
Hailed as a groundbreaking discovery in prehistoric archaeology, work began on the site back in 2017. The human burials unearthed were the first from the mid-middle Paleolithic period that ...