Topic: human migration
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Ancient Chinese Skulls Rewrite Human History
New dating of skulls from Yunxian, China, reveals they are approximately 1.77 million years old, making them the oldest *Homo erectus* fossils found in eastern Asia. This age indicates *Homo erectus* reached central China almost simultaneously with its presence in Georgia, implying a much faster ...
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Neanderthals May Have Preferred Mating With Early Modern Humans
Research reveals a mutual bias: Neanderthal X chromosomes also show a strong preference for modern human DNA, indicating selective mating practices, particularly Neanderthal males favoring early modern human females. This pattern suggests harmful genetic variants from interbreeding were removed b...
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World's Oldest Art: A 67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil
Archaeologists have discovered a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in a Sulawesi cave, making it the world's oldest known surviving rock art and the earliest confirmed evidence of *Homo sapiens* in the region. The finding, dated using advanced mineral analysis, dramatically extends the known timeline ...
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