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• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
   
  

  Parallel evolution

  Parallel evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits, starting from a similar ancestral condition. Frequently this is the situation in more closely related lineages, where several ... > more
• Apes
  Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  New Species
  Mammals
   
  

  Hominidae

  The hominids are the members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes), which includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. The exact criteria for membership in the Homininae are ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Anthropology
  Cultures
  Lost Treasures
  Human Evolution
  Fossils
   
  

  Chichen Itza

  Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization, located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, present-day Mexico. From roughly 600 CE in ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  New Species
  Fossils
  Extinction
  Paleontology
  Early Mammals
   
  

  Brachiosaurus

  The Brachiosaurus is a famous dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic period. One of the largest ever dinosaurs to walk the earth, it has become a famous animal synonymous with dinosaurs, and is ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Fossils
  Cultures
  Charles Darwin
   
  

  Rhodesian Man

  Rhodesian Man (Homo rhodesiensis) is a hominin fossil that was described from a cranium found in an iron and zinc mine in Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) in 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Anthropology
  Cultures
  Origin of Life
  Human Evolution
  Charles Darwin
   
  

  Inca Empire

  The Inca Empire was an empire centered in what is now Peru from AD 1438 to AD 1533.The Inca people began as a tribe in the Cuzco area around the 12th century ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolution
  Fossils
  Cultures
   
  

  Homo rudolfensis

  Homo rudolfensis is a fossil hominin species originally proposed in 1986 by V. P. Alexeev for the specimen Skull 1470 (KNM ER 1470). Originally thought to be a member of the species Homo habilis, the ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Cultures
  Anthropology
  Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Archaeology
   
  

  Parthenon

  The Parthenon was a temple of Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Acropolis of Athens. It is the best-known remaining building of Ancient Greece, and has been praised as the finest achievement ... > more
• Sports Science
  Ancient Civilizations
  Fossils
  Solar Flare
  Technology
  Sun
   
  

  Antikythera mechanism

  The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical analog computer (as opposed to digital computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in the Antikythera wreck off the ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Cultures
  Evolution
  Origin of Life
   
  

  Homo (genus)

  Homo is the genus that includes modern humans and their close relatives. The genus is estimated to be between 1.5 and 2.5 million years old. All species except Homo sapiens are extinct. Homo ... > more

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