An Ancient Cousin to Humans Probably Built Tools with Its Hands
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Researchers suggest that an ancient human cousin, likely with large hands, may have built tools, shedding light on human evolution and tool use.
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ahazred8ta
3 months ago
Paranthropus boisei had dexterous hands -- we didn't have hand fossils from them until just recently, so for a long time we were unsure
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