42,000 years ago, a breakdown in Earth’s magnetic field led to environmental catastrophes and mass extinctions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/magnetic-field-reversal-42000-years-ago-neanderthal-extinction…
Tag: early humans
Did early humans in Africa interbreed with a mysterious, extinct species?
New research suggests that early humans in Africa interbred with a ghost population that likely split from the ancestors of humans and Neanderthals between 360,000 and 1.02 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/early-humans-africa-interbred-with-extinct-species…
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…
The epic ocean journey that took Stone Age people to Australia
Some 65,000 years ago, early humans washed up on the lost continent of Sahul, which contained Australia. Now clues hint it was no accident but rather the first great maritime expedition Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532660-600-the-epic-ocean-journey-that-took-stone-age-people-to-australia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
AI genome scanner says Denisovans could live until 38 years old
Artificial intelligence may be able to work out the maximum lifespans of extinct species and early humans. The technique relies on analysing specific regions of DNA that are linked to ageing Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227290-ai-genome-scanner-says-denisovans-could-live-until-38-years-old/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Early Humans Domesticated Themselves, New Genetic Evidence Suggests
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science Magazine: A new study — citing genetic evidence from a disorder that in some ways mirrors elements of domestication — suggests modern humans domesticated themselves after they split from their extinct relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans, approximately 600,000 years ago. Domestication encompasses a whole suite of genetic changes that arise as a species is…
Lee Berger: We have made another major discovery about early humans
Fossil skeletons found embedded in rock at a site near Johannesburg, South Africa, could shake up humanity’s family tree Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2219742-lee-berger-we-have-made-another-major-discovery-about-early-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ancient humans used the moon as a calendar in the sky
Whether the moon was a timekeeper for early humans, as first argued during the Apollo missions, is still up for debate. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-time-calendar-ancient-human-art4…
Ancient Teeth May Possibly Be From A Mysterious Human Relative
Four teeth that were found in a cave in the Tongzi county of southern China don’t fit into the evolutionary family tree of humans. The teeth that are approximately 200,000-years-old were found on the Yanhui cave floor in 1972 and 1983. While they were originally labelled as belonging to Homo erectus, further testing indicated that… Continue reading Ancient Teeth May Possibly Be From A Mysterious Human Relative