Scientists had figured a fossil found in Spain more than a century ago was from a Neandertal. But a new analysis suggests it could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens.
- Associate Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
New discoveries are changing archaeologists’ ideas about the origins of our own species and our migration out of Africa. This fossil pushes Homo sapiens’ African exodus date back by 50,000 years.
Pour savoir d'où vient notre capacité à entendre, les anthropologues examinent des ossements d’oreilles vieux de deux millions d’années. Retour vers le passé, pour la journée nationale de l'audition.
Beyond the cool factor of figuring out hominin hearing capacities two million years ago, these findings could help answer the tantalizing question of when did human vocalized language first emerge.
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