An ancient Chinese skull might change how we see our human roots

Science News·Sep 25

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A million-year-old skull found in China may alter the current understanding of human evolution. The discovery could potentially push back the timeline of human evolution by half a million years and provide clues to the origins of humans and other related species. The skull's significance is still being studied, but it may rewrite the existing timeline of human evolution.

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