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'Devil' humans who left footprints in volcanic ash 350,000 years ago revealed by scientist
The footprints, which had been attributed to the devil, appear to have been made by four different individuals of differing ...
The reason why all blue-eyed people share the same ancestor - and how the colour spread
Blue eyes have captivated humans for centuries - but how did this rare eye colour come about, and why are people with blue ...
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Ape-Like Human Ancestors Were Largely Vegetarian 3.3 Million Years Ago in South Africa, Fossil Teeth Reveal
Scientists suggest meat consumption was pivotal to humans' development of larger brains, but the transition probably didn't ...
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Three million years ago, our ancestors were vegetarian
Human ancestors like Australopithecus -- which lived around 3.5 million years ago in southern Africa -- ate very little to no meat, according to new research. This conclusion comes from an ...
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Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat
Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.
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Researchers find 3-million-year-old tools in Kenya, showing development of human ancestors
On a lakeside peninsula in Eastern Africa, archaeologists have found clues about a society that lived there over 3 million years ago. The Homa Peninsula, in Kenya, is part of the East African Rift ...