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Australopithecines
In this article, we offer an introduction to Australopithecines, for which you’ve probably already heard of the famous Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis.
02/11/2023
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In this article, we offer an introduction to Australopithecines, for which you’ve probably already heard of the famous Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis.
In this article, we discuss the question “What is a species?”. It’s a concept you’ve probably already heard of, and you’ll probably have no trouble identifying a few species, even if their Latin names escape you. However, what seems simple at first glance is in fact not so simple at all, especially when you look at it from a paleoanthropological
In this article, we invite you to discover the oldest lithic industry known today, the Lomekwien.
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