Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.

A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution.

Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human ...

An international research team reports an unusually well-preserved Homo habilis skeleton that dates to just over 2 million ...

An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the ...

In the technical description, the authors emphasize that the skeleton includes clavicle and shoulder-blade fragments, both upper arms, both forearms, plus part of the sacrum and hip bones - rare ...

An international research team has unveiled a significant discovery in human paleontology: an exceptionally well-preserved ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Rice University (THE CONVERSATION) Almost 2 million years ...

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