Tag: Hominin
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Paranthropus Could Have Invented Stone Tools Long Before Homo
Rewriting the Timeline of Tool Use in Hominin Evolution For decades, the popular narrative of human evolution painted tool-making as a defining hallmark of the genus Homo. A series of recent discoveries, however, is challenging that story. Scientists report that Paranthropus—an early hominin genus known for its robust skull and powerful jaws—may have used and…