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Ancient humans

  • 65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ highlight the long-distance social ties of early humans

    65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ highlight the long-distance social ties of early humans

    Amy Mosig Way, The Conversation
    · Jun 15, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • A new method of dating artefact shows humans have lived on the Tibetan Plateau for over 5,000 years

    A new method of dating artefact shows humans have lived on the Tibetan Plateau for over 5,000 years

    Jan-Hendrik May, The Conversation Luke Gliganic, The Conversation
    · Jun 06, 2021 · 09:30 pm
  • Ancient men were hunters and women were gatherers. Right? Wrong

    Ancient men were hunters and women were gatherers. Right? Wrong

    Vivek Venkataraman, The Conversation
    · Mar 13, 2021 · 07:30 pm
  • What ancient beasts that once lived with early humans in India tell about evolution and extinction

    What ancient beasts that once lived with early humans in India tell about evolution and extinction

    Sahana Ghosh
    · Feb 27, 2021 · 07:30 pm
  • Woer woer and bullroarer: The instruments used by Stone Age ancestors in Africa to produce sound

    Woer woer and bullroarer: The instruments used by Stone Age ancestors in Africa to produce sound

    Sarah Wurz, Joshua Kumbani, Neil Rusch and Justin Bradfield, The Conversation
    · Aug 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm