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A spate of discoveries has forced a radical rethink about our origins
DNA analysis shows genome from first-generation Neanderthal-Denisovan hybrid
Modern humans came to Eurasia at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought
Clive Cookson picks his books of the year so far
Britain is one of the world’s greatest treasure troves of early human history. Now, for the first time, all the country’s important human fossils – and rare animal finds too – are being brought together in a spectacular show
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