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Anthropology

VMA131Marine

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2. I think all we can say at this point is they must have shared a common ancestor

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Sat Sep 23, 2023, 11:01 AM

Sep 2023

with modern humans. But they could have been on a branch that died out, like the Neanderthals did. The thinking is that this was made by Homo Heidelbergensis, which is the last common ancestor between Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens.

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Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of oldest wooden structure--See Date!! [View all] cally Sep 2023 OP

Fascinating. I'm thinking that the people who built it wnylib Sep 2023 #1

I think all we can say at this point is they must have shared a common ancestor VMA131Marine Sep 2023 #2

I wonder if that date will remain unchanged. GreenWave Sep 2023 #3

Seems astonishing cally Sep 2023 #4

I'm wondering if we haven't lost more wisdom slightlv Sep 2023 #5

Wonderful! So interested in what lies ahead with new information about this. Thank you. Judi Lynn Sep 2023 #6