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Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

A genetic analysis suggests our ancestral population fell as low as around 1300 individuals nearly a million years ago, but other experts aren't convinced
The population of our ancestors may have plummeted to as low as 1300 around 900,000 years ago, possibly as a result of our ancestral species splitting from other early humans.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2390124-our-ancestors-may-have-come-close-to-extinction-900000-years-ago/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb&_ptid=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAAv2_xt2fzhAoKcmJhNGYxWmNwZRIQbG0zaXF6dmdqNmM5cnhuYhoMRVhMRlE5SEFCMVVTIiUxODIwYjNvMDg0LTAwMDAzMmlyYXNiOTFxY2llOXByMzE0cWk0KhtzaG93VGVtcGxhdGU1RUpQUFpNQlY3OVExMzYwAToMT1RZNkM3MjZBN1EyQg1PVFZDMU1QVTFCM081UhJ2LYUA8BZsaDBudDFrb3laCzg0LjE3LjUyLjIwYgNkbGZorMXXpwZwC3gE

#EarlyHumans #anthropology #prehistory

Did early humans interbreed? These scientists made a map to prove it. They used climate simulations and genetic data to show how Neanderthals and Denisovans met and mingled in different regions and periods. Their findings reveal how climate change influenced the evolution and diversity of our ancient ancestors.

#EarlyHumans #Interbreeding #ClimateChange

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/did-early-humans-interbreed-these-scientists-made-a-map-to-prove-it?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter

Thinking about how humans once lived in balance with their environment while still being utterly human.

#CreswellCrags #OcherHorse #PrehistoricBritain #EarlyHumans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_Cave_Horse

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-life-air-conditioning-curly-hair.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1666492481590943764#m

Life before air conditioning: #Curlyhair kept #earlyhumans cool, says study @penn_state @PNASNews https://pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301760120 https://phys.org/news/2023-06-life-air-conditioning-curly-hair.html

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-dangers-early-humans-life-threatening-flintknapping.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1661780418029400081#m

Despite the dangers, #earlyhumans risked life-threatening flintknapping injuries @kentstate https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/injury-costs-of-knapping/38646F8580956D68F2AFFDD9C98DD8B4 https://phys.org/news/2023-05-dangers-early-humans-life-threatening-flintknapping.html

Stone flakes made by modern monkeys trigger big questions about early humans https://flip.it/S2mEMk #Monkeys #EarlyHumans

They were like us.
#archeology #neanderthal #EarlyHumans

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-dined-on-crab-90000-years-ago-180981604/

Secret to how prehistoric European humans survived freezing winters uncovered | The Independent
#PrehistoricHumans
#BearSkin
#Winter
#EarlyHumans

Use of bear skin was likely ‘key adaptation’ of early humans to the climate in the north

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/prehistoric-europeans-surviving-winter-fur-b2255116.html

Apparently human ancestors had been sailing the high seas for quite some time:

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-humans-may-have-sailed-the-mediterranean-450000-years-ago

#AncientHistory
#EarlyHumans
#SailingHistory

Apparently human ancestors had been sailing the high seas for quite some time:

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-humans-may-have-sailed-the-mediterranean-450000-years-ago

#AncientHistory
#EarlyHumans
#SailingHistory

Chimpanzees help British scientists solve mystery of why humans walk on two legs | The Independent
#Chimps
#chimpanzees
#EarlyHumans
#BipedalLocomotion
#TwoLegs

Early humans probably first walked upright in the trees, study finds

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/humans-walk-two-legs-chimpanzees-tanzania-b2245365.html

@ninawillburger What an amazing treasure! Wing bones of birds are relatively hollow .. and a #flute made from a swan’s wing bone - exquisite!

#AncientArtifacts
#Wildlife
#birds
#EarlyHumans
#AncientMusic

@ninawillburger What an amazing treasure! Wing bones of birds are relatively hollow .. and a #flute made from a swan’s wing bone - exquisite!

#AncientArtifacts
#Wildlife
#birds
#EarlyHumans
#AncientMusic

I'm always fascinated by how and what early humans ate, so this is a great article for me.

#earlyhumans #diet #Neanderthals #Palaeolithic #neolithic

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-real-paleo-diet-archaeological-evidence.html?fbclid=IwAR1jzws6xX5X--we8rCfhFn6h0FDN7O77qMkmO5elyUuFBORwNlDNqp8-yg

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2022-06-prehistoric-swiss-army-knife-early.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com@twitter.com: https://twitter.com/physorg_com/status/1534903980286959617#m

Prehistoric Swiss Army knife indicates #earlyhumans communicated @SciReports https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12677-5 https://phys.org/news/2022-06-prehistoric-swiss-army-knife-early.html