Not knowing exactly when regular meat consumption became part of our ancestors’ diets is a gap in our understanding of human evolution.
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Using a method applied directly to ancient hominin teeth, researchers have calculated the age of several important fossils.
Palaeontological finds offer a compelling and profound way to think about our place in nature.
This new research offers compelling proof that the naysayers were right. “Mrs” Ples was actually a “Mr”.
New evidence suggests that Homo naledi didn’t deliberately deposit their dead in a hidden chamber.
The big question being asked is: where does Homo naledi fit in the evolutionary tree? Assessing the similarity or dissimilarity between fossil skulls has provided a possible clue to the answer.
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Honorary Research Associate, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Curator of Plio-Pleistocene palaeotology, Ditsong Museums of South Africa
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Chief Scientist of PAST, the Palaeontogical Scientific Trust, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Archaeology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Leader of the Emmy Noether Group for Hominin Meat Consumption (HoMeCo), Max Planck Institute For Chemistry