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Why were mysterious ancient humans found in an African cave all female?

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By Ann Gibbons Verified
| Science Magazine Verified
Just when scientists thought the mystery of how two dozen ancient human skeletons came to rest in a pit deep inside a South African cave couldn’t get any stranger, an unexpected finding adds a new twist: All of the dead were apparently female. Scientists extracted ancient proteins from the tooth enamel of 20 members of the small-brained hominin Homo naledi that were deposited deep in the Rising Star Cave system between 241,000 and 335,000 years ago.
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První lidé

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By Ann Gibbons Verified
| databazeknih.cz
Podtitul: Závody v hledání nejstaršího předka Ann Gibbonsová, která už více než deset let píše o evoluci člověka pro časopis Science, je autorkou čtivé a dynamické knihy o hledání „spojovacího článku“ mezi lidoopy a lidmi. Přední mezinárodní týmy složené z nejlepších paleoantropologů pátrají v africké poušti po pozůstatcích nejstarších hominidů. Kdo z nich uspěje?
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The earliest Homo species did not look human, partial skeleton shows

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By Ann Gibbons Verified
| Science Magazine Verified
For almost 60 years, Homo habilis has enjoyed a place of honor as the earliest member of our genus, Homo. The skull of the so-called “handy man” had a flatter face and bigger brain than earlier hominins, and was found alongside stone tools that suggested it was on its way to becoming more like a human. But its body looked more primitive, according to a newly described partial skeleton of the species published today in The Anatomical Record.
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