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Is “Man the Hunter” a myth? Did women hunt just as much as men? A new piece interviews scholars on both sides of the debate. It concludes that many questions remain open, but the recent reports of the death of "Man the Hunter" seem greatly exaggerated.

155 upvotes • Ma3Ke4Li3

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Ludovic Slimak, paleoanthropologist: ‘We’ve killed Neanderthals for the second time by not wanting to understand them’

58 upvotes • DoremusJessup

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Chimpanzees communicate in similar quick-fire fashion to humans, study shows: Analysis of thousands of wild chimp gestures in east Africa found striking similarities to human conversations

56 upvotes • comicreliefboy

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New evidence suggests 'Screaming Woman' mummy died in pain

55 upvotes • Maxcactus

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Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis

52 upvotes • kambiz

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Documentary on Deal Island. The dialect spoken on this isolated island off the coast of Maryland has preserved many features of Shakespearian English. The residents are descended from the same group of English settlers that arrived in the 17th century

48 upvotes • mrnastymannn

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The Rise of Aunties in Pakistani Politics: Middle-class, conservative women in Pakistan have found a political voice as supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party—putting them at odds with the secular women’s movement their own daughters support

40 upvotes • comicreliefboy

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Excavating a Language at the End of the World

35 upvotes • Nautil_us

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Scientists find out how early humans survived cold when they moved out of Africa

28 upvotes • stonehunter83

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Luzonensis/Naledi/Floriensis — a glimpse into a wider pattern of arboreal Erectus-Habilis and spinoffs?

19 upvotes • TellBrak

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Is “Man the Hunter” a myth? Did women hunt just as much as men? A new piece interviews scholars on both sides of the debate. It concludes that many questions remain open, but the recent reports of the death of "Man the Hunter" seem greatly exaggerated.	155	Ma3Ke4Li3
Ludovic Slimak, paleoanthropologist: ‘We’ve killed Neanderthals for the second time by not wanting to understand them’	58	DoremusJessup
Chimpanzees communicate in similar quick-fire fashion to humans, study shows: Analysis of thousands of wild chimp gestures in east Africa found striking similarities to human conversations	56	comicreliefboy
New evidence suggests 'Screaming Woman' mummy died in pain	55	Maxcactus
Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis	52	kambiz
Documentary on Deal Island. The dialect spoken on this isolated island off the coast of Maryland has preserved many features of Shakespearian English. The residents are descended from the same group of English settlers that arrived in the 17th century	48	mrnastymannn
The Rise of Aunties in Pakistani Politics: Middle-class, conservative women in Pakistan have found a political voice as supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party—putting them at odds with the secular women’s movement their own daughters support	40	comicreliefboy
Excavating a Language at the End of the World	35	Nautil_us
Scientists find out how early humans survived cold when they moved out of Africa	28	stonehunter83
Luzonensis/Naledi/Floriensis — a glimpse into a wider pattern of arboreal Erectus-Habilis and spinoffs?	19	TellBrak