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New study from Abrigo de la Malia shows early Homo sapiens hunted deer, horses, and bison in Iberia’s interior 36k years ago—challenging the idea of an “empty” plateau. #Paleoarchaeology #HumanEvolution #Iberia #Zooarchaeology #anthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/hunters-of-the-plateau-rethinking

Homo Sapiens Rediscovered
The Scientific Revolution Rewriting Our Origins

Who are we? How do scientists define Homo sapiens , and how does our species differ from the extinct hominins that came before us? In this accessible, lushly illustrated account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution.

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This may be the earliest evidence that Neanderthals hunted cave lions - Enlarge / Artist's depiction of Neanderthals after taking down a lion. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1975358 #paleoanthropology #paleoarchaeology #archaeology #neaderthals #pleistocene #science

"Drop Crocodiles" are scarier than "drop bears".

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Neanderthals spread diverse cultures across Eurasia (before we came along) - Enlarge / This artist's conception shows how Neanderthals might have fa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1919279 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleolithiceurope #paleoarchaeology #extincthominins #zooarchaeology #anthropology #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #science

People slept on comfy grass beds 200,000 years ago - Enlarge
Fragments of glassy petrified grass and microscopic traces of plant material, dating to ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1698983 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleoarchaeology #ancientafrica #modernhumans #archaeology #earlyhumans #paleolithic #southafrica #science

This 1.4 million-year-old hand axe was chipped off a hippo femur - Enlarge (credit: By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7448... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1691207 #homininevolution #paleoarchaeology #ancienthominins #hippopotamus #archaeology #homoerectus #paleolithic #stonetools #acheulean #ethiopia #hominins #science

Paleolithic French didn’t let their dead rest peacefully - If you died in Europe 35,000 to 25,000 years ago, you’d probably be buried with parts of your body... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1683816 #paleoanthropology #paleolithiceurope #paleoarchaeology #upperpaleolithic #ancienteurope #archaeology #skeletons #science #burials #caveart

These are the oldest Homo sapiens fossils ever found in Europe - Enlarge
A 46,000-year-old tooth and a handful of bone fragments are the oldest direct evidence o... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1675745 #paleoanthropology #paleolithiceurope #radiocarbondating #paleoarchaeology #upperpaleolithic #humanmigration #anthropology #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #stonetools #stoneage #science

World’s oldest yarn hints that Neanderthals had basic math skills - Enlarge / This is what Abri du Maras looks like today, with archaeologists digging into its ancient... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667830 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleolithiceurope #paleoarchaeology #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #science #fiber

Neanderthal glue was a bigger deal than we thought - This replica shows how Neanderthals might have used birch tar to haft a projectile point. (credit: ... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1589395 #paleoarchaeology #ancienthominins #neanderthals #archaeology #stonetools #hominins #science