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Human ancestors lost most of their body fur 3 to 4 million years ago and did not don clothing until 83,000 to 170,000 years ago, meaning that for over 2.5 million years, early humans and their ancestors were simply naked, and that most illustrations of them reflect modern shame about nudity

Ancient Fossil Discovery Reveals That Early Humans Ate Elephants 300,000 Years Ago

Early Humans Were Infected by Two Distinct Types of Helicobacter Bacteria, New Study Reveals

How Neanderthals and Other Early Humans Evolved to Eat Starch

Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago

Challenging Current Timelines: New Fossil Finds Suggest Early Humans in South America Over 20,000 Years Ago

Early Humans Left Africa Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion | Neanderthals

Study finds environmental conditions influenced how early humans migrated across northern Eurasia and the Americas ... - EurekAlert

Early humans took northern route to Australia, cave find suggests

Ancient Teeth Reveal Surprising Dietary Choices in Early Humans

Early Humans Sheltered in This Lava Tube 10,000 Years Ago—And It’s Still in Use Today

Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago

Savages! Innocents! Sages! What Do We Really Know About Early Humans?

Survival Through Ashes: How Early Humans Outwitted a Supereruption

Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans

Strong monsoons may have carved a path for early humans out of Africa

Prehistoric Gourmet: Early Humans Hunted Beavers 400,000 Years Ago

Early humans hunted beavers, 400,000 years ago

New research exposes early humans' ecological versatility