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15 Leaps forward in our understanding of Human Evolution in 2023

We learned so much about the Neanderthals capabilities, that some researchers even started to question whether they were really a separate species to us

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The year 2023 could likely be viewed as a coming-of-age story for our Neanderthal cousins, as they further shed their brutish image, revealing themselves as skilled hunters and surprising artisans.

We learned so much about the Neanderthals capabilities, that some researchers even started to question whether they were really a separate species to us!

There were also revelations about our own lineage stretching back further, blurring the lines between species and rewriting the timeline of our emergence.

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We marveled at the ingenuity of early hominins who built structures before we thought possible, and glimpsed the glimmer of complex cultural practices in societies we once deemed primitive.

So let’s dive in to some of the biggest discoveries in human evolution from 2023…

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