A groundbreaking study has revealed that prehistoric teeth could provide unexpected clues about human evolution, challenging traditional assumptions about the role of enamel in our ancestors’ lives.
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Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists say
Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...
Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth University Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long ...
Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...
Analysis of ancient proteins preserved in fossilized tooth enamel reveals insights into the elusive nature of Paranthropus robustus, researchers report. The findings, which challenge long-held ...
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Lead Exposure May Have Given Ancient Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals
"We found clear signals of episodic lead exposure in 73 percent of the specimens (71 percent for hominins Australopithecus, ...
The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells us more than you’d think about the relationships between our fossil ...
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(CNN) — Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same ...
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