Posts Tagged ‘Neandertal’
Man’s rare Y chromosome traced back 338,000 years
U. ARIZONA (US) — DNA from an African American in South Carolina pushes back the time of the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage tree to 338,000 years ago. Continue…
Thursday, March 7, 2013 9:30 - 1 Comment
Science & Technology - Nov 20, 2012 16:04 - 0 Comments
Spears with stone tips used 500,000 years ago
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Human ancestors used stone-tipped weapons for hunting 500,000 years ago, about 200,000 years earlier than previously thought. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 24, 2012 10:05 - 1 Comment
Neandertal’s brawny arm hints at language
U. KANSAS (US) — Research confirming that a Neandertal was right-handed could suggest a capacity for language, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 20, 2011 12:50 - 1 Comment
Short legs let Neandertals climb mountains
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Neandertals evolved with such short lower legs so they could move more efficiently over the mountainous terrain where they lived, a new study concludes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2011 15:01 - 0 Comments
Righties prevailed in prehistoric era
U. KANSAS (US) — A study of markings on fossilized front teeth show that right-handedness dominated as long as 500,000 years ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 10, 2011 13:25 - 0 Comments
DNA’s absence makes us who we are
PENN STATE (US) — Missing segments of non-coding DNA, lost around 7 millions years ago, is what separates humans from chimpanzees and other animals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 11, 2011 15:55 - 1 Comment
Fertility gave early humans an edge
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Increased fertility and/or reduced immature mortality—not longevity—is what gave early modern humans a demographic advantage over Neandertals. (more…)
Science & Technology, Society & Culture - Jul 22, 2009 5:00 - 1 Comment
Neandertal likely killed by human-made weapon
DUKE (US)—The wound that ultimately killed a Neandertal man between 50,000 and 75,000 years ago was most likely caused by a thrown spear, the kind modern humans used but Neandertals did not, according to new research. (more…)
