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Unveiling Homo juluensis: A New Chapter in Human Evolution

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Bridging Evolutionary Gaps in Asia Asia's evolutionary timeline during the Pleistocene is marked by a mosaic of hominin species, each contributing uniquely to human ancestry. Source: PNAS, 2012. Rabett, 2012. However, this diversity has often been poorly understood, with many fossils categorized into broad, ambiguous groups.

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The Journey of Homo sapiens into East Eurasia: What Ancient Genomes Reveal

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Archaeological evidence, particularly the presence of distinct microblade stone tools, has been used to argue for a northern migration. Analysis of the Neanderthal genome revealed that 1 to 4% of the genome in modern humans living outside Africa is derived from Neanderthals," the study notes. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221359110 DOI: 10.1126/science.1224344