Tag: ancient humans
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Ancient Tools in China Suggest Sophisticated Skills Precede Homo sapiens by 160,000 Years
New Findings Push Back the Dawn of Advanced Tool Making Archaeologists have unveiled a remarkable discovery in what is now China: sophisticated stone tools dating to about 160,000 years ago. The findings, unearthed at a site where early humans inhabited the landscape, suggest that the development of complex tool technology may have occurred much earlier…
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Ancient Lead Poisoning May Have Shaped Human Evolution
New findings challenge the idea that lead exposure is a modern problem A recent study published in Science Advances proposes a provocative reversal of conventional wisdom: lead poisoning may have been a feature of the evolutionary landscape long before the Industrial Revolution. The international team behind the work argues that lead and other toxic metals…
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Lead Poisoning May Shape Human Evolution, New Study Reveals
Lead Exposure Rewrites a Chapter in Evolutionary History A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances suggests that lead poisoning may have been a persistent factor in human evolution, long before the Industrial Revolution. The international team argues that lead and other toxic metals shaped the neurobiology of ancient humans, potentially influencing brain development, communication, and…
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Lead Exposure May Have Gave Ancient Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals
Lead Exposure: A Surprising Thread in Human Evolution Lead is commonly painted as a modern toxin, but a provocative new study suggests the metal has haunted humanity for nearly 2 million years. More striking still, episodic exposure to lead might have given Homo sapiens an evolutionary nudge over Neanderthals and other early relatives. By examining…