Signs of disease in the bones of hominins who lived in glacial Europe half a million years ago hint they hibernated to cope with harsh winters – but the evidence is disputed Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2262133-ancient-humans-may-have-hibernated-to-survive-brutal-glacial-winters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Ancient humans harnessed fire to make stone tools 300,000 years ago
Certain ancient stone tools were heated to over 200 °C to make them easier to shape – suggesting their makers had control over fire Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2256199-ancient-humans-harnessed-fire-to-make-stone-tools-300000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Mystery ancestor mated with ancient humans. And its ‘nested’ DNA was just found.
Today’s humans carry the genes of an ancient, unknown ancestor, left there by hominin species intermingling perhaps a million years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mystery-ancestor-mated-with-humans.html
First evidence that ancient humans ate snakes and lizards is unearthed in Israel
New evidence suggests that lizard and snake bones were common in sites linked to ancient Natufian culture because these animals were being eaten. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-humans-ate-snakes.html
Ancient humans scavenged this enormous elephant 300,000 years ago
The elephant likely died of old age, and stone tools nearby indicate it was scavenged. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-elephant-scavenged.html
DNA analysis reveals just how intertwined ancient human lineages are
Ancient humans in Africa mixed far more than we thought, according to new findings revealed by sequencing the genomes of a diverse group of people from across the world Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238034-dna-analysis-reveals-just-how-intertwined-ancient-human-lineages-are/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ancient humans in India survived Toba super-volcano eruption
The Toba super-volcano eruption 74,000 years ago was 5,000 times larger than that of Mount St. Helens. Somehow, ancient human populations in India survived it. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/humans-india-survived-toba-super-volcano…
Ancient humans in the Sahara ate fish before the lakes dried up
As a changing climate dried out the Sahara desert, ancient humans transitioned from eating lots of tilapia and catfish to more mammal-heavy meals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2234637-ancient-humans-in-the-sahara-ate-fish-before-the-lakes-dried-up/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Neanderthal burial suggests the ancient humans had symbolic thought
These are the most complete articulated Neanderthal remains to be found in more than 25 years. Source: https://www.livescience.com/neanderthal-burial-shanidar-cave.html
Early humans interbred with ‘ghost population’
A new study has revealed that our ancestors mated with a mysterious unknown population of ancient humans. Writing in The Conversation, George Busby – … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334588/early-humans-interbred-with-ghost-population…