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In this post we present published information, in chronological order, on Ouranopithecus macedoniensis, a species belonging to the Hominidae family, dating back to the Late Miocene. Continue reading “Ouranopithecus macedoniensis; a prehistoric species of the Hominidae family from the Late Miocene of Greece”
In this post we present extended extracts from the very informative and interesting paper titled “Living to fight another day : The ecological and evolutionary significance of Neanderthal healthcare“, by Penny Spikins et al. Continue reading “The evolutionary significance of Neanderthal healthcare”
In this post we present extended parts from the very informative and interesting paper titled “From Homininity to Humanity: Compassion from the Earliest Archaics to Modern Humans“, by Penny Spikins, Andrew Needham. Continue reading “Compassion from the earliest archaics to modern humans; a tool for a better understanding of human evolution”
Ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species replace Neanderthals in Europe, a study suggests. Continue reading “Cold and dry climate could have been responsible for the extinction of Neanderthals”
Neanderthals survived at least 3,000 years longer than we thought in Southern Iberia — what is now Spain — long after they had died out everywhere else, research suggests. Continue reading “The last (?) Neanderthals in Iberia; implications of the finds”
An international team of researchers led by Dr Thomas Ingicco from the Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, France discovered the oldest evidence of hominins occupation in the Philippines. Continue reading “Hominin presence in the Philippines 709,000 years ago”
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