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World's Oldest Burial Site, Dating Back To 200,000 BC, Found In Africa
Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.
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Humanity's Strange New Cousin Is Shockingly Young - And Shaking Up Our Family Tree
Homo naledi, a strange new species of human cousin found in South Africa two years ago, was unlike anything scientists had ever seen.
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Homo Naledi Adapted to Both Tree Climbing, Walking Upright
The newly discovered human ancestor Homo Naledi may have been 'jack of all trades' - uniquely adapted for both tree climbing and walking upright, while also being handy with tools, new research has found.
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Newly Identified Human Ancestor Was Handy With Tools
Homo naledi, the ancient human ancestor whose fossils have been retrieved from a South African cave, may have been handy with tools and walked much like a person, according to scientists who examined its well-preserved foot and hand bones.
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Meet The Six Female 'Underground Astronauts' Who Recovered Our Newest Relative
Homo naledi, a primitive, small-brained member of our genus, made itself known in a big way when cavers stumbled upon a mass grave left by the species.
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World's Oldest Burial Site, Dating Back To 200,000 BC, Found In Africa
Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.
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Humanity's Strange New Cousin Is Shockingly Young - And Shaking Up Our Family Tree
Homo naledi, a strange new species of human cousin found in South Africa two years ago, was unlike anything scientists had ever seen.
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Homo Naledi Adapted to Both Tree Climbing, Walking Upright
The newly discovered human ancestor Homo Naledi may have been 'jack of all trades' - uniquely adapted for both tree climbing and walking upright, while also being handy with tools, new research has found.
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Newly Identified Human Ancestor Was Handy With Tools
Homo naledi, the ancient human ancestor whose fossils have been retrieved from a South African cave, may have been handy with tools and walked much like a person, according to scientists who examined its well-preserved foot and hand bones.
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Meet The Six Female 'Underground Astronauts' Who Recovered Our Newest Relative
Homo naledi, a primitive, small-brained member of our genus, made itself known in a big way when cavers stumbled upon a mass grave left by the species.
