#Homo

From Ars Technica: Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA

A new study of six Homo erectus individuals from China reveals one amino acid variant that distinguished this archaic human from all other human lineages and one that it passed on to modern humans via Denisovans.

From Vice RSS Feed: Researchers Think They Figured Out Why Neanderthals Went Extinct, and It’s the Wildest Theory Yet

Using new dating techniques, scientists have found [evidence that early hominids cut notches in wood to join branches together](https://www.earth.com/news/oldest-wooden-structure-476000-years-early-human-ancestors-predates-homo-sapiens/) nearly half a…