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  1. 10 #Oldest #Human #Skeletons in the World

    oldest.org/people/human-skelet

    While many #hominid or human #ancestor skeletons have been discovered that date back millions of years, the oldest modern human (#Homosapiens) skeletons are significantly more recent. Research suggests that Homo sapiens only appeared about 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. Some of the earliest #humanremains date back to this time, while the oldest nearly complete skeletons are only about 100,000 years old.

  2. This is the dumbest thing that I've read this year, and I'm in the U.S.

    Why would you take bones on a Virgin Galactic trip? What sort of publicity are you trying to generate? Is the University of losing students and looking for a way to attract them back?

    "... for the promotion of and discoveries in South Africa."

    Uh-huh.

    sahris.sahra.org.za/node/621314

  3. The world’s oldest stone tools were made by an ape-like hominid 3.3 million years ago, predating the emergence of the genus Homo by half a million years. This suggests that tool-making was not a unique feature of our ancestors but a more widespread and ancient skill among hominids. The discovery also challenges the conventional view that stone tools were linked to larger brains and language evolution. #stonetools #hominid #evolution iflscience.com/worlds-oldest-s