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Subtle Shifts, Not Major Sweeps, Drove Human Evolution
February 17, 2011 — The most popular model used by geneticists for the last 35 years to detect the footprints of human evolution may overlook more common subtle changes, a new study finds. A computational analysis ... > full story -
First Skyscraper Was a Monument to Intimidation: How Jericho's 11,000-Year-Old 'Cosmic' Tower Came Into Being
February 17, 2011 — An ancient tower at the archaeological site of Tel Jericho was built to exploit the primeval fears of Jericho's residents, according to new findings. "We believe this tower was one of the mechanisms ... > full story -
Earliest Humans Not So Different from Us, Research Suggests
February 14, 2011 — New research suggests that "behavioral modernity" is a flawed concept. In truth, early humans were not much different from us, an archaeologist ... > full story -
Ancient Mesoamerican Sculpture Uncovered in Southern Mexico
February 14, 2011 — With one arm raised and a determined scowl, the figure looks ready to march right off his carved tablet and into the history books. If only we knew who he was -- corn god? Tribal chief? Sacred ... > full story -
Quest for Extinct Giant Rats Leads Scientists to Ancient Face Carvings
February 11, 2011 — Ancient stone faces carved into the walls of a well-known limestone cave in East Timor have been discovered by a team searching for fossils of extinct giant ... > full story -
New View of Human Evolution? 3.2 Million-Year-Old Fossil Foot Bone Supports Humanlike Bipedalism in Lucy's Species
February 10, 2011 — A fossilized foot bone recovered from Hadar, Ethiopia, shows that by 3.2 million years ago human ancestors walked bipedally with a modern human-like foot. These findings support the hypothesis that ... > full story -
Foot Bone Suggests Lucy's Kin Had Arched Foot, for Walking
February 10, 2011 — Researchers have found proof that arches existed in a predecessor to the human species that lived more than 3 million years ago. This discovery could change scientists' views of human ... > full story -
Simple Marine Worms Distantly Related to Humans
February 9, 2011 — Two groups of lowly marine worms are related to complex species including vertebrates (such as humans) and starfish, according to new research. Previously thought to be an evolutionary link between ... > full story -
Ancient Teeth Raise New Questions About Origins of Modern Humans
February 9, 2011 — Eight small teeth found in a cave near Rosh Haain, central Israel, are raising big questions about the earliest existence of humans and where we may have originated, say ... > full story -
Genetic Study Uncovers New Path to Polynesia
February 3, 2011 — Surprising new evidence which overturns current theories of how humans colonized the Pacific has been ... > full story
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