- New fossil finds in Africa are forcing a rethink of theory that apes evolved upright stature to reach fruit in trees; grasslands were flourishing 10 million years earlier than previous evidence, and the earliest known upright ape, Morotopithecus, lived in these grassy environments https://theconversation.com/wooded-grasslands-flourished-in-africa-21-million-years-ago-new-research-forces-a-rethink-of-ape-evolution-203532 228 comments science
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- 🧐 Ancient Beat #58: Rethinking hunting and gathering, the Maya calendar, and the end of the Indus Valley civilization https://ancientbeat.substack.com/p/ancient-beat-58-rethinking-hunting 14 comments
- Thirteen Discoveries Made About Human Evolution in 2023 | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/thirteen-discoveries-made-about-human-evolution-in-2023-180983512/ 1 comment
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