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  2. Discovery of human antiquity - Wikipedia

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    The discovery of human antiquity was a major achievement of science in the middle of the 19th century, and the foundation of scientific paleoanthropology.The antiquity of man, human antiquity, or in simpler language the age of the human race, are names given to the series of scientific debates it involved, which with modifications continue in the 21st century.

  3. New tests confirm antiquity of ancient human footprints in ...

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    Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms the antiquity of fossilized footprints at White Sands ...

  4. Discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints shows two ...

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    Researchers say the discovery proves the theory that some ancient human ancestors were neighbors Discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints shows two different human ancestors lived alongside ...

  5. Control of fire by early humans - Wikipedia

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    The modern human's waking day is 16 hours, while many mammals are only awake for half as many hours. [46] Additionally, humans are most awake during the early evening hours, while other primates' days begin at dawn and end at sundown. Many of these behavioral changes can be attributed to the control of fire and its impact on daylight extension ...

  6. History of archaeology - Wikipedia

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    The discovery of entire towns, complete with utensils and even human shapes, as well the unearthing of ancient frescos, had much impact throughout Europe. A very influential figure in the development of the theoretical and systematic study of the past through its physical remains was "the prophet and founding hero of modern archaeology," Johann ...

  7. Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ...

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    Two species of ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago. Fossilized footprints in Kenya captured the moment, according to a new study.

  8. Category:Archaeological discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Discovery of human antiquity This page was last edited on 20 March 2024, at 07:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...

  9. List of first human settlements - Wikipedia

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    The oldest human skeletal remains are the 40ky old Lake Mungo remains in New South Wales, but human ornaments discovered at Devil's Lair in Western Australia have been dated to 48 kya and artifacts at Madjedbebe in Northern Territory are dated to at least 50 kya, and to 62.1 ± 2.9 ka in one 2017 study. [26] [27] [28] [29]