Live Science reports that bones from one of the smallest human ancestors, who lived two million years ago, were retrieved ...

Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for more than a million years. A fossilised leg ...

With continued excavation at Swartkrans, researchers hope to uncover more of SWT1/HR-2’s skeleton, which could further illuminate the anatomy of human.

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One of the smallest human relatives ever found has been unearthed in South Africa. Standing just 3 feet, 4.5 inches (1.03 meters) tall, the adult Paranthropus robustus, who died 2 million years ago, ...

One of the smallest human relatives ever found has been unearthed in South Africa. Standing just 3 feet, 4.5 inches (1.03 meters) tall, the adult Paranthropus robustus, who died 2 million years ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

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New fossil discoveries in South Africa's Swartkrans Cave shed new light on the physical characteristics and lifestyle of Paranthropus robustus, a species of prehistoric human that lived about two ...

The discovery of 1.5-million-year-old bone tools in Tanzania suggests early human ancestors had advanced cognitive abilities and systematically crafted tools from bone much earlier than previously ...

The tapestry of human evolution is adorned with fascinating episodes and, among them, the story of Paranthropus robustus from the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa stands out as a testament to ...

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