Human evolution: Brain shape has barely changed in past 160,000 years
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An analysis of fossils suggests changes in the shape of the braincase during human evolution were linked to alterations in the face, rather than changes in the brain itself
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Human Brain Size Evolved Gradually Over 3 Million Years, GW Today
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Educational Miniguides - Museum of Human Evolution (Burgos, Spain) by museo de la evolución MEH - Issuu
Herto Man - Wikipedia
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Evolution of the Human Life Cycle (Chapter 4) - Patterns of Human Growth
Human Brains May Only Be 40,000 Years Old, Scientists Say
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Evolution of the Human Life Cycle (Chapter 4) - Patterns of Human Growth
Dunbar, Gamble, Gowlett-Thinking Big - How The Evolution of Social Life Shaped The Human Mind, PDF, Hominidae
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Brain Shape Evolution Coincided With the Birth of Modern Behavior
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Modern human brain organization emerged only recently