Show threadBiohacking Pathway3h ago
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Anthropology.net6h ago
Ancient DNA from an Ice Age burial in Italy reveals a mother and daughter linked by a rare growth disorder, marking the earliest genetic diagnosis in humans and offering new evidence for care of disabled individuals in prehistory. #Paleogenomics #Archaeology #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-short-bones-that-spoke-diagnosing
The Short Bones That Spoke: Diagnosing a Rare Genetic Disorder in a 12,000-Year-Old Family

Ancient DNA and clinical genetics converge on a mother and daughter buried in Ice Age Italy, revealing the earliest confirmed case of a rare growth disorder and a quiet story of care in prehistory.

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Archaeology News 1d ago

Casablanca fossils dated 773,000 years back reveal African origin of last common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals

A set of ancient human bones from Casablanca reshapes how we think about early human history. New research places a key ancestral population of modern humans and Neanderthals in northwest Africa around 773,000 years ago...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/01/casablanca-fossils-reveal-origin-of-ancestor-of-humans/

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Anthropology.net1d ago
A lavish Ice Age burial in Italy now tells a darker story. New forensic analysis shows a 15-year-old, “Il Principe,” was likely mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, offering rare evidence of humans as prey. #Paleolithic #HumanEvolution #Archaeology https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-prince-and-the-bear
The Prince and the Bear

What a lavish Ice Age burial reveals about a teenager’s violent final encounter

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Anthropology.net1d ago
Hafted stone tools from Xigou, China, dated to 160,000 to 72,000 years ago, reveal deep traditions of composite technology in East Asia. The findings challenge old ideas of technological simplicity. #Paleolithic #HumanEvolution #Archaeology https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-forest-on-a-handle-how-early
The Forest on a Handle: How Early Humans in China Mastered Composite Tools

New evidence from central China shows that hominins were hafting stone tools up to 160,000 years ago, challenging long-standing ideas about technological simplicity in East Asia.

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Anthropology.net2d ago
Two rare wooden tools from Greece, dated to 430,000 years ago, reveal a hidden side of early hominin technology. These fragile artifacts hint at a vanished world of organic tools that shaped daily life. #Paleoanthropology #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #Paleolithic @kharvati https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-tools-that-time-almost-erased
The Tools That Time Almost Erased: A 430,000-Year-Old Wooden Technology

Rare wooden artifacts from a Greek lakeshore hint at a vanished world of perishable tools that once shaped early hominin life.

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Primatology.net2d ago
Chimpanzee groups show that bigger can be better for sharing. New experiments reveal that tolerant groups with restrained leaders sustain shared resources longer, offering clues to the deep evolutionary roots of cooperation. #Primatology #HumanEvolution #Cooperation #BehavioralEcology https://www.primatology.net/p/when-sharing-becomes-survival-how
When Sharing Becomes Survival: How Chimpanzee Groups Solve Resource Dilemmas

New experiments reveal that larger, more tolerant chimpanzee groups manage shared resources more sustainably, offering fresh insight into the evolutionary roots of cooperation.

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Дими́трий3d ago

Another neat article from Nautilus. It's behind the paywall, but, damn, I love sticks! Makes the subscription worth it.

https://nautil.us/the-stick-is-an-unsung-hero-of-human-evolution-236944/

#sticks #snooker #humanevolution #science #subscription

The Stick Is an Unsung Hero of Human Evolution

Stone’s silent sister in the archaeological record.

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Ancient Origins3d ago
Before dominating the food chain, human ancestors were prey to saber‑toothed cats, lions, crocodiles, hyenas, eagles, and more. Only adaptability and cunning saved our species.
#AncientPredators #HumanEvolution #PrehistoricLife #SurvivalHistory #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancientoriginsunleashed.com/p/the-deadliest-man-eaters-in-mankinds
Anthropology.net5d ago
New research reframes scavenging as a long-term, strategic part of human evolution. Carrion offered reliable calories, shaped cooperation, and complemented hunting for millions of years. #HumanEvolution #Archaeology #Paleoanthropology #Foraging https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-other-way-we-got-our-meat
The Other Way We Got Our Meat

How scavenging, not just hunting, helped wire human survival strategies

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