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AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter

  • Written by Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunterIf *Homo habilis* was often chomped by leopards, it probably wasn't the top predator.Made with AI (DALL-E 4)

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists uncovered his fossilized bones in 1960, they used them to define Homo habilis – the...

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