pleistocene
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Surprising Human Remains From Israeli Quarry Complicate Our Evolutionary Picture
Another wrench has been thrown into our understanding of human origins, thanks to recently discovered remains of an archaic hominin in the Levant. The person or people who left these bones behind over 120,000 years ago may have coexisted with Homo sapiens, according to new research.
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Did Neanderthals Have the Capacity for Verbal Language?
The Neanderthal of popular imagination is a hideous, ape-like being, lumbering around with his or her crude spear. Rarely do we picture this person, or pre-person, engaged in any kind of conversation, beyond the occasional grunt-off over a spoiled piece of meat. But — depending on which archaeologist/linguist you happen to ask — the truth…
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Canadian Gold Miner Finds 57,000-Year-Old Wolf Pup Still Covered in Fur
Her life was short. Scientists estimate she lived for about six or seven weeks in the underground den, before it collapsed around her. This tragedy and the permafrost that preserved her body are the reasons we know of this wolf pup’s existence approximately 57,000 years later. Zhùr, or ‘wolf’ in the Hän language, is the…
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Huge, Shaggy Head Of 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Unearthed In Siberia
A well-preserved head belonging to an ancient species of Pleistocene wolf has been pulled from the permafrost of northeastern Siberia. The enormous, well-preserved head could yield important genetic information about the evolutionary history of wolves and the origin of domesticated dogs.