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Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...

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From being branded as primitive brutes to misunderstood geniuses, Neanderthals have long been misrepresented. Fossil and ...

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Research reveals that ancient Homo sapiens and Neanderthals encountered unexpected levels of lead exposure, shaping how our ...