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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Stone Age

Stone Age stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - The jump in human ingenuity during the Stone Age could have resulted not from a biological change but from closer, more populous communities, NPR reports. “Anything that we teach is going to be susceptible to loss, or to decay,” said the British scientist who cooked up the theory.... More »

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evolution • human intelligence • University College London • scientific study • human population • Stone Age • population density

 Oldest-Known 
 Nuclear Family 
 Unearthed 

Murdered Stone Age family found buried in group hug

Nov 18, 08 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The oldest nuclear family ever discovered has been found in a group hug in a Stone Age burial site, the Independent reports. Genetic testing revealed that the four skeletons buried in each other's arms at the site in Germany were a father, mother, and their two young sons. All had... More »

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archaeology • family • skeleton • nuclear family • Stone Age • neolithic period

 They Weren't
 Such 'Neanderthals'

Early man brighter than suspected, researchers find

Aug 26, 08 2:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Neanderthals were just as smart as their stone-age rivals, the latest research into the roots of mankind concludes. Scientific teams who learned how to make and use Neanderthal tools found their technology just as efficient as that used by Homo sapiens, reports the Independent. The study runs counter to... More »

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extinction • homo sapiens • Neanderthals • Southern Methodist University • Exeter University • tools • Stone Age • Texas State University

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