Large brains and dexterous hands are thought to be a crucial factor for human evolution
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Large brains and dexterous hands are thought to be a crucial factor for human evolution
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Results suggest brain co-evolved with manual dexterity, say scientists, with humans by no means the outlier
Archaeologists said the 500,000-year-old tool was fashioned by ‘ingenious’ prehistoric ancestors
Iconic dinosaur species didn’t let resources go to waste
Even if we don’t evolve long sticky tongues and live off a diet of ants, we can still learn a lot from these remarkable…
The model on which the handprint was discovered has been dated to around 2055–1650 BCE.
Previous research linked disappearance of small-brained species to arrival of homo sapiens
